Constitutional Convention
President of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
This event showed that the Articles of Confederation were weak and needed to be changed.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This plan was supported by small states and called for a one-house legislature where representation would be equal.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Name for people who support the Constitution and a strong national government.
What is federalists?
A document that sets out the laws, principles, and process of government.
What is a constitution?
Known as the "Father" of the Constitution. He also proposed the Virginia Plan.
Who is James Madison?
Name a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is.....?
This plan favored larger states and called for a two-house legislature that would both be based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Group that opposed the ratification of the Constitution because they felt it made the central government too powerful.
What is antifederalists?
Constitutional Convention
What is a meeting in Philadelphia to attempt to amend the Articles of Confederation. 12 of 13 states attended.
The 3/5's Compromise settled the dispute over what?
What is how to count enslaved Africans towards representation in Congress?
Name a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is...?
This state refused to attend the convention.
What is Rhode Island?
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to go into effect?
What is 9 out of 13 states?
Articles of Confederation
What is the original document that established the government of the United States. In order to prevent a dictatorship much of the power was held for the states?
The Great Compromise settled the debate over what?
This law was passed under the Articles of Confederation and it setup a system for organizing land into towns. It also established land for public schools.
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
The New York State Constitution provided this for the US Constitution.
What is a model or an example?
Antifederalists refused to ratify the Constitution unless it included this.
What is a Bill of Rights?
Shay's Rebellion
What is an event that exposed the Articles of Confederation?
What was created to settle differences between large and small states over representation?
What is a two-house legislature?
This law passed under the Articles of Confederation gave new territories a way to establish statehood. It also setup governments for these new territories.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
The Constitution is considered an improvement over the Articles of Confederation for this reason.
What is it created a better balance of power between state and national governments?
A series of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton that supported the constitution.
What is the Federalist Papers?
Northwest Ordinance 1787
What is a law that provided a method for territories to apply for statehood. In addition, it gave each new state a government that protected basic rights and outlawed slavery?