Vocabulary
To give up something.
Cede.
Where did the delegates meet to draft the United States Constitution?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.
Benjamin Franklin.
What was the area hit hardest by the economic depression?
Farming.
Each territory was split into this type of section under the Land Ordinance of 1787.
Township.
A form of money.
Currency
What was the original purpose for the Constitutional Convention?
To revise the Articles of Confederation.
This man despised the Articles of Confederation and said the remedy for them was a strong central government.
Alexander Hamilton.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states needed to approve Congress passing laws. This was the minimum number needed to pass.
9
What is a bicameral legislature?
a Legislature that had two houses.
something received from a predecessor or from the past.
Legacy.
This was the upper house of the Legislature created from the great compromise in which equal representation was the key component.
The Senate.
Why did some delegates refuse to sign the U.S. Constitution?
they thought it would give too much power to the national government.
What treaty did the British violate by refusing to remove it's troops from the Great Lakes areas?
The Treaty of Paris.
What was outlawed in the Northwest Territory?
Slavery.
Following accepted standards for conduct or behavior.
Ethical.
This was the introduction to the United States Constitution and set forth the goals and purpose for the document.
Preamble.
This group of people wanted enslaved people to count into the population so they could get more representation.
Southerners.
What was the similarity between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans.
Called for 3 branches of government.
What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
To unite the colonies under one national government.
A gathering of representatives with the original purpose to revise the Articles of Confederation.
Constitutional Convention.
This was the lower house which would be elected by popular vote. Here, the number of seats in the House would be based on population.
House of Representatives.
This group of people said that if slaves couldn't vote, then they shouldn't be counted when assigning representatives.
Northerners.
What was considered the greatest achievement of the Articles of Confederation?
What became the main subject of debate among delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
How the Legislature would be structured.