Articles of Confederation
What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create?
A weak central government
Who led Shays’ Rebellion?
Daniel Shays
Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
What plan favored large states?
Virginia Plan
Who supported a strong national government?
The Federalists
Name one power the national government did not have under the Articles.
The power to tax citizens
What group of people mostly joined Shays’ Rebellion?
Farmers in debt
Who was chosen to preside over the convention?
George Washington
What plan favored small states?
New Jersey Plan
Who opposed the Constitution without a Bill of Rights?
the Anti-Federalists
Why did the Articles give more power to the states than the national government?
Fear of tyranny / repeating Britain’s mistakes
What were the rebels protesting?
High taxes and loss of land
What was the original goal of the convention?
to revise the Articles of Confederation
What compromise created a two-house legislature?
the Great Compromise
What was added to protect individual freedoms?
Bill of Rights
What branch of government did not exist under the Articles?
The executive branch
Where did Shays’ Rebellion take place?
Massachusetts
Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution?"
James Madison
How were enslaved people counted for representation?
the Three-Fifths Compromise
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
Nine
How many states had to approve an amendment to the Articles?
all 13
What did Shays’ Rebellion show about the Articles of Confederation?
The government was too weak to maintain order
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The US Constitution
What issue divided Northern and Southern states?
Slavery
What does the Bill of Rights limit?
The power of the federal government