Articles of Confederation
List two of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Can't regulate trade between states/countries
No consistent currency
No national court system
No national army
Questions about representation
What event prompted the meeting of the Second Continental Congress?
Shays' Rebellion
What was the name of the compromise that related to slavery, representation in congress, and taxation.
3/5 Compromise
What was France's economy based on in the New World?
Fur Trade with Native Americans
What war caused Britain to begin taxing the colonies?
French and Indian War
What was the only "branch" of government under the Articles of Confederation?
Congress
What was the purpose of the Continental Congress?
To improve the Articles of Confederation and create a stronger government
Which two states offered plans that were later merged into the Great Compromise?
Virginia and New Jersey
Which country colonized the Southwestern United States, in present day Texas, New Mexico, California
Spain
These Acts were passed by Britain in response to Civil Disobedience in Boston.
Intolerable Acts
What was outlawed in the Northwest Territory?
Slavery
What was the only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island
The Virginia Plan called for representation in the legislative branch to be determined by...
Population of the states
The Middle Colonies
This battle encouraged the French to join our war against England:
Saratoga
What was the purpose of the Northwest Land Ordinance?
What two problems caused arguments and issues at the convention?
Big States vs Small States (Representation)
Slavery
"I will not ratify this constitution until a Bill of Rights has been added. We must protect our freedoms from the government."
Who would have said this?
Anti-Federalist
What cash crop caused an increase in the slave trade into the southern colonies.
Tobacco
This geographic feature served as the new Western Boundary of the United States following the American Revolution.
The Mississippi River
How many states had to agree in order to amend or change the Articles of Confederation?
All 13 states
How many delegates attended the Constitutional Convention?
55
Bicameral means...
The Legislative Branch is split into two houses of lawmakers - the House of Representatives and the Senate
What caused Roger Williams to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
He disagreed with Puritan leaders and they forced him to leave
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
- ______________________, 1775
Patrick Henry