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100
the Confederation Congress
What committee could control western lands,raise an army and coin money?
100
Virginia
What was the major state that was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
100
Northwest Ordinance of 1785
What organized western land sales?
100
census
What is a count of the population?
100
the 3/5 Compromise
What compromise counted slaves as three-fifths of a free man?
200
Daniel Shay
Who led the rebellion that embarrassed American leaders and prompted them to strengthen the government?
200
Mount Vernon
Where did American leaders first meet when they prepared to redesign the government ?
200
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What contained the means of adding new states to the Union?
200
tariff
What is a charge on imported goods?
200
James Madison
Who is considered the 'Father of the Constitution" and "America's first political scientist'?
300
Alexander Hamilton
Which one of the following men did attend the Constitutional Convention? Samuel Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, or Thomas Jefferson?
300
the states
Who printed their own money during the Confederation period?
300
Articles of Confederation
What is a plan that created only a legislative body for governing the nation?
300
tribute
What is money paid to protect ships from harassment?
300
a republic
What form of government is limited by a constitution and has elected representatives that govern the people ?
400
Phiadelphia,PA
Where was the Constitutional Convention?
400
The Federalist Papers
What was an attempt to persuade states to ratify the Constitution?
400
ratification
What is the giving of formal approval to certain documents?
400
the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
What two plans does the Great Compromise blend?
500
Roger Sherman
Which one of these men was not one of the writers of The Federalists Papers? John Jay, Alexander Hamilton,James Madison or Roger Sherman?
500
Independence Hall
In what building in Philadelphia were both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution signed?
500
Bill of Rights
What were guarantees that were added to the Constitution?
500
right of deposit
What is the freedom to stockpile goods, temporarily, at a foreign location?
500
September 17,1787
When was the Constitution signed? (month,day and year)