Revolutionary?
A form of government in which power resides with a body of citizens and their elected representatives?
What is a REPUBLIC?
This law was one of the few successes of the Articles of Confederation. It established a process for territories to become states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This city hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
What is Philadelphia?
This group was known for supporting the ratification of the New US Constitution.
Who are federalists?
This amendment gives Americans the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd amendment?
This founding father and 2nd president argued for a "mixed government" to replace the one under the Articles of Confederation.
Who is John Adams?
The national government lacked THIS ability, which severely hurt the new nation's ability to pay off its debts and raise an army.
What is the ability to tax?
This plan wanted equal representation in the Congress for all states.
This group either was AGAINST the Constitution, or at the very least, wanted the additional of the Bill of Rights.
Who are Anti-Federalists?
This man drafted the US Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
This person authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights, despite being a slave owner.
Who is George Mason?
Who is Daniel Shays?
This person authored the Virginia Plan, which served as the primary model for how our Congress is set up today.
Who is James Madison?
These three men wrote, The Federalist, a series of essays urging the public to support ratification of the Constitution.
Who are John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton?
This amendment gives us the right to a lawyer, even if we can't afford one.
What is the 6th amendment?
This Northeast state was the 1st to formally emancipate its enslaved people?
What is Vermont?
This many votes out of 13 were needed to amend the Articles of Confederation.
What is 13?
This man came up with the Great Compromise.
Who is Roger Sherman?
This state was the largest by population and was super important when it comes to ratification.
What is Virginia?
This amendment protects us from illegal search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document, which paved the way for the national principal of Separation of Church and State,
What is the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?
This is the style of government that operates on two levels; the national level and the state level.
What is federalism?
According to the 3/5 compromise, Transatlantic Slave Trade would be extended for this many years.
What is twenty?
What is 2/3 and 3/4?
This amendment reserves rights for the people, even if they're not enumerated in the US Constitution.
What is the 9th amendment?