Articles of Confederation
This type of government is a close alliance of sovereign states.
What is a Confederation?
This was the number of states required to ratify the new constitution.
What is nine?
This principles states that power comes from the people; "Consent of the governed"
What is popular Sovereignty?
These were the lands North of the Ohio River that went to the National Government after the War
What is the Northwest Territory?
This is the right to store goods at a port until they are shipped.
These were the three major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. (Think Generally)
What is Financial, Foreign, and Domestic?
This became one of the central weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Inability to levy taxes?
These people supported the constitution.
Who are the Federalists?
This divides power between the State and National level.
This law divided the land north of the Ohio River into townships.
What is the Land ordinance of 1785?
This plan called for a unicameral congress with equal representation between states.
What is the New Jersey plan?
This event, which saw famers protesting taxes and foreclosures, was the final straw for displaying the need to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
These people opposed the Constitution due to a lack of the bill of rights.
Who are the Anti-federalists?
This principle keeps one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are Checks and Balances?
This established a pathway for territories north of the Ohio River to become states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
What is the Virginia Plan?
This convention, which started as a meeting to settle trade disputes, became the first attempt at revising the articles; it was poorly attended.
What is the Annapolis Convention?
Created by Roger Sherman, this plan combined the two plans proposed by Virginia and New Jersey by creating a Bicameral congress, one House represented by population and one house represented equally.
What is the Great Compromise? (Connecticut Compromise)
This the dividing of government between three branches, each with their own jobs.
What is the Separation of Powers?
How many stages were there in the process for a territory to become a state?
What is Three?
Who were the writers of the Federalist papers?
Who were Hamilton, Madison, and Jay?
What is the Newburgh Conspiracy?
This compromise dealt with the slave trade and export taxes.
What is the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise?
This belief of the state of our human nature influenced the guards against tyranny in the constitution.
What is Sin nature?
What freedoms did the Northwest Ordinance guarantee?
What is Religious freedom and trial by jury?
This is a government run by representatives chosen by the people.
What is a Republic?