these governments had this goal for the Articles of Confederation, freedom, independence, and a firm league of friendship
What are the states?
100
Many states would not sign the Constitution without these important rights.
What are the Bill of Rights?
100
This was the year the Northwest Ordinance was signed, an ordinance that helps us know how states are formed.
What is 1787?
100
Compromise happens when each side gives up something to reach this ______________
What is an agreement?
100
The preamble of the Constitution promises to protect people's ______________
What is Liberty?
200
This legislative body, which is strong now, could not collect taxes under the A of C.
What is the Congress?
200
The Constitutional Convention met in this city
What is Philadelphia?
200
This plan said that larger states should have more representatives.
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
This compromise said that 3 out of 5 enslaved people would be counted as part of a state's population.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
200
These powers are set aside for the States, the Federal Government doesn't have rights to decide certain things.
What are Reserved Powers?
300
This is the main weakness of the A of C, the government would only have one of these
What are branches?
300
This important person was one of the first delegates to arrive.
Who is James Madison?
300
This plan stated that each state should have the same number of representatives in Congress.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
300
Through compromise the Constitutional Convention eventually decided that a state's representatives in Congress would be decided by this number?
What is their population?
300
Having a three part government is known as ______ of Power, no individual branch is stronger than the others.
What is Separation?
400
Some say the A of C made the government weak because it could not make strong trading relationships with these countries.
What are European Nations?
400
This delegate from New York ended up on the 10 dollar bill.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
400
This plan proposed that Congress be given much greater power over the States?
What is the Virginia Plan?
400
The Constitutional Convention decided that all states would have equal power in this governing body.
What is the Senate?
400
The President has the right to block laws he doesn't agree with, this is known as a ______.
What is a veto?
500
Unfortunately Congress could not make laws or rules regulating this T word, which it turns out is very important for any country.
What is Trade?
500
The Constitution was eventually signed but not without this important C word.
What is compromise?
500
Shay's Rebellion was started when Daniel Shay led a group of farmers to attack an arsenal in Springfield, Mass. because they thought these were too high.
What are taxes?
500
Establishing how the numbers in the Senate and Congress would be divided eventually became to be known as the _____.
What is the Great Compromise?
500
This group wanted a strong national government, unlike their counterparts, they were happy with how the Constitution turned out.