Debating the Constitution
The name of the group who supported the Constitution, and the name of the group that opposed it
What is the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
America's first constitution, ratified in 1781
What is the Articles of Confederation?
A structure of the federal government was created and divided into three branches to ensure that the government would not have too much power and turn into an absolute monarchy like with Britain. The name of the three branches
What is the legislative, executive, and judicial branch?
The limitations placed on the federal government and each of its branches were a reaction to this tyranny
What is British rule?
The number of months the Constitutional Convention took
What is 4 month?
A plan that proposed a bicameral house, with a population representation in the lower house (House of Reps), and equal representation in upper house (Senate)
What is the Conneticut Compromise?
Unfair taxation and loss of farm lands led to this
What is Shay's Rebellion?
The Constitution was a political turning point because it allowed what to have power over the states?
What is a strong, central government?
One branch can limit the powers of the other branch
What are checks and balances?
Constitutional Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution must be ratified by this many states
What is nine?
The essays that argued for a stronger central government and influenced many people in favoring a new constitution
What is the Federalist papers?
After this victory, it became evident that America needed its own stable, strong central government
What is independence from Great Britain?
The first person to lead the new nation under the laws of the new Constitution. His leadership ensured the secureness of the country and the people under the laws of the Constitution. This was a turning point because people finally felt that the country would be stable due to the laws in document.
Who is George Washington?
On this date, the 55 delegates met in Philadelphia to improve the Articles of Confederation, but ended up writing the Constitution
What is May 25, 1787?
The first state to ratify the Constitution
What is Deleware?
This state opposed the Constitution, and only ratified it when it was gauranteed protection of basic political rights (freedom, speech, etc)
What is Massachusets?
This document set the principles of the just and fair government that influenced the outline of the Constitution
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The Constitutional Convention was a turning point in history because the delegates who met in Philadelphia in 1787 not only formed a new type of government designed to replace the Articles of Confederation but also gave citizens this opportunity.
What is ratifying their own state's constitution
Leader of the Constitutional Convention
What is George Washington?
The 9th state to ratify the Constitution, ensuring that the government would now follow the laws under it
What is New Hampshire?
The amount of delegates that signed the Constitution and primarly agreed with it
What is 38/39? (one member was absent but his signature was still there)
This would break up if the Articles of Confederation were not amended or replaced
What is the Union?
The Constitution was also a turning point because it gave individual rights and protection. Most of these protections are contained here.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The only state that refused to send delegates because they didn't want a strong central government
What is Rhode Island
The delegates spoke freely during the convention by doing this
What is closing and shuttering the windows?