Articles of Confederation
What was the uprising that was led by farmers?
Based on Montesquieu's theories and John Adams, what was described as "separation of powers" between the 3 branches of gov. to preserve liberty?
checks and balances
How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention and were included in the Declaration of Independence?
55 delegates
What did George Mason propose to create a compromise?
Ending the Slave trade
Who would begin to forge his defense for a new and improved national Constitution?
Alexander Hamilton
How many votes did each state have regardless of size?
One vote
What was added to the Constitution because of New York and Virginia?
The Bill of Rights
What was James Madison's Plan that took sovereignty away from the states and gave it to the national government. as well as giving the federal gov. the power to overturn state law and dividing Congress into 2 branches?
James Madisons Virginia Plan
What allowed slave owners to reclaim runaways who fled into free states?
Fugitive Slave Clause
Geroge Washington
What created the territories now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as prohibiting slavery in newly established lands?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What are the 85 essays Supreme Court Justice John Jay wrote called?
The Federalist Papers
What Plan created by William Paterson preserved state control over their state laws and guaranteed equality within teh national gov., and each state would have one vote?
William Paterson's New Jersey Plan
How many years did they give the Southern states to ajust an prepare for the end of the slave trade?
20 years
Who worried that the Constitution would recreate British rule?
Patrick Henry
By selling bonds
Who were the people who argued that the Constitution lacked a declaration of individual rights?
Antifederalists
What was it called when Madison's Virginia Plan was chosen to guide that debate, but they found ways to appease the larger and smaller states?
The Great Compromise
What allowed slaves to count as three-fifths of a person towards a state population census?
Three-Fifths Clause
Who created the first original 1776 Virginia Bill of Rights?
George Mason
How many states did the important laws need approval from to continue with the Articles of Confederation?
9 out of the 13 states
What state in which most supporters of the Constitution set out to campaign for its ratification?
Philadelphia
What was the biggest criticism of the Constitution?
What were slaves considered?
property and not citizens
Who did America look up to for financial solutions?
Robert Morris