Section 1
Section 1 Part 2
Section 2
Section 2 Part 2
Section 3
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What is an economic depression?
A period when business activity slows, prices drop, and unemployment rises
100
What 2 economic problems were tax related?
1. Each state helped farmers/manufacturers by taxing goods from other states. 2. The central government couldn't tax, so no money to run this government
100
Who was James Madison?
Someone who took notes on the constitutional convention
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Why did the southern delegates want to count their slaves as people at the constitutional convention?
To have more representatives in congress
100
Who were Alexander Hamilton and John Jay?
2 publishers of the federalist papers which support the consitution
200
In the articles of confederation, what was the United States one branch?
A on house legislature called congress
200
What was wrong with each state printing it's own money?
it discouraged trade between states because it made it hard
200
According to congress, what was the purpose of the delegates meeting in Philadelphia?
To revise the articles of confederation
200
What was the 3/5ths compromise and did it affect slave trade within the USA?
each slave counts as 3/5ths of a person, and NO
200
What was the last state to ratify the constitution?
Rhode Island
300
In the legislature, all states would be what? How many votes did each have? How many states had to agree before an IMPORTANT law had to be placed?
equal, single, nine
300
What were 2 problems with other foreign settlers in America?
British troops still occupied forts in Northwest territory and the spanish controlled New Orleans and refused to let AMerica ship products down the Mississippi River
300
Who proposed the great compromise and where was this person from?
Roger Sherman of Connecticut
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What was the compromise that was reached having to do with slave trade?
Ships were allowed to bring enslaved people for 20 more years
300
Who was George Mason?
A leading anti federalist that agreed that the articles aren't strong enough.
400
The new government didn't want to give too much of what to a central goverment, so under the articles, the power remained to what?
power, states
400
What was a result of the Spanish settlers in New Orleans?
Western Farmers had to go over the Appalachian Mountains
400
To please the large states, there would be a what which representation would be based on the votes of the people?
A house of representatives
400
The articles of confederation was a pact between what?
seperate states
400
Which state was the first state to ratify the constitution? Which states had the most heated debates?
Delaware. Virginia and Massachusetts
500
In the articles, what couldn't congress do?
regulate trade or collect taxes.
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What was the 3 step process to accept a new state?
1. Appoint a governor, a secretary, and 3 judges. 2. It could elect a legislature when the territory had 5000 free adult settlers. 3. Ask to become a state when 60000 thousand people joined the territory as free adult settlers.
500
To please the small states, what would there be in which each state had 2 representatives?
A senate
500
In the preamble to the new constitution, it claims to take what?
authority from the people rather than the states
500
The last state to ratify was what?
Rhode Island
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