Famous Faces
States and Capitals
Post-war Problems
At the Constitutional Convention
Structure of Government
100
The father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
100
Tallahassee
What is Florida?
100
The first Constitution that did not provide for a strong central government.
What is The Articles of Confederation?
100
The value of a slave when counting the population.
What is three fifths of a person?
100
This was later added to the Constitution and was considered a major victory for the anti-Federalists.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
He "smelled a rat" and refused to attend the Constitutional Convention.
Who is Patrick Henry?
200
Massachusetts
What is Boston?
200
The uprising of Massachusetts farmers in 1787 protesting against land seizure for debts.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
200
He advocated for compromise.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
The three branches of government
What is the legislative, judicial, and executive?
300
This retired American general changed his mind about attending the Constitutional Convention when he learned about Shays's Rebellion.
Who is George Washington?
300
Augusta
What is Maine?
300
This ordinance allowed for new states to join the union, but prohibited the slave trade in them.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
300
This group opposed ratification of the Constitution.
Who are the anti-Federalists?
300
This document says: "We hold these truths self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
This man worked diligently to get delegates at the Constitutional Convention to accept the Great Compromise.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
Montpelier
What is Vermont?
400
This nation kept keeping troops in the Great Lakes region, even though they agreed not to in the Treaty of Paris.
Who is Britain? England?
400
A proposal that was rejected by the small states because representation was supposed to be proportional.
What is the Virginia Plan?
400
The six goals of government, listed in the Preamble of the Constitution.
What is establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity?
500
The two main supporters of ratification
Who are James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
500
Deleware
What is Dover?
500
A cause of post-Revolutionary war money problems
What is the devaluation of currency?
500
This proposal included equal representation.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
500
Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition.
What are the First Amendment rights?
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