Vocab
The right to vote
Suffrage
States printing large amounts of money lead to what
Inflation
These people were against the Constitution
Antifederalists
What is interstate commerce
What are taxes on imported goods called
Tariffs
Process of official approval
Ratification
the central government is broken up into how many branches
3
These people were in favor of the Constitution
Federalists
Smaller states
Who led a rebellion of farmers against the government in Massachusetts (first and last name)
Daniel Shay
Political Authority in hands of the people
Popular Sovereignty
What was the Great Compromise
All states had equal representatives in Senate and House of Representatives was based off population, pleasing small and large states
What essays were written to help persuade people to ratify the Constitution
Federalists Papers
The Virginia Plan was in favor of which states
Larger states
What were the 2 ways Britain was causing trouble in American after the war
Refusing to leave their forts and closing trading ports to America
Balancing of powers between central government and states
Federalism
Checks and balances
Why did the antifederalists oppose the Constitution
Thought central government would be too strong and individual rights were not protected
What states made up the Northwest territory (list all)
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin
What were the positives of the Articles of Confederation (3)
Unified the states, passed Land Ordinance of 1785 and states could make their own laws
System of bringing new states into the Union
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
How does the Virginia and New Jersey Plan differ from one another
Why did the federalists want to ratify the Constitution
Create balance of power and to provide the states with structure
This law set up a system for dividing up and surveying the Western land
Land Ordinance of 1785
What were the negatives of the Articles of Confederation (4 reasons)
No power to tax, economic chaos, weak national defense and states held too much power