Let's Catch a Cab 1
This person was from Pennsylvania, he wanted states to have many rights
Benjamin Franklin
What city was the Constitutional Convention held in?
Philadelphia, PA
Who was the trailblazer known as the face of the Wilderness Road?
Daniel Boone
Article III of the Constitution sets up the judicial branch. What is its job?
Its job is to interpret the laws. It set up a Supreme Court as well as other federal courts.
This person was the President of the Constitutional Convention and he did not say much
George Washington
Anti-Federalists did not want to sign the Constitution because it did not have what?
What was the first Constitution of the United States?
The Articles of Confederation
This plan called for 3 branches of government, and for Congress to be based on population
The Virginia Plan
Article I of the Constitution sets up these two houses, one based on population, and one has two from each state.
House of Representatives and the Senate
This person was from New York and he wanted a strong national government
Alexander Hamilton
What were 2 of the powers of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
Make war and peace, send and receive ambassadors, make treaties, borrow money, build a navy, and ASK for soldiers and money
Who was the farmer who led a rebellion over the farmer's lands being taken away and taxes?
Daniel Shays
Called for one branch of government and for states to each have one vote in government.
The New Jersey Plan
Article II sets up the Executive Branch. What is its job?
To enforce the laws. It is the President and the people that work for the President
This person was from Connecticut and he wanted small states to have a say in government too.
Roger Sherman
In what city was there a convention a year (1786) before the Constitutional Convention where only 5 states showed up?
Annapolis, Maryland
What were two of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
The states could only ask for money/soldiers, could not enforce laws, could not regulate trade, and could only be changed with all 13 states approval, each state had its own currency
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
Who were the 3 people that wrote the Federalist papers, to try to persuade people to ratify the Constitution?
Alexander Hamilton(51), John Jay (5), and James Madison (29).
This person led the Anti-Federalist movement and wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.
George Mason
What law governed how the land outside of the original 13 colonies was going to be governed?
The Northwest Ordinance
To revise the Articles of Confederation
What were the terms of the Great Compromise?
Supreme Law-It is stronger than state government and has the final say