Early Quarrels and Accomplishments.
Shays's Rebellion and the
Opening the Constitution Convention.
How Should States be Represented and The Resolution.
How should slaves be counted and The Resolution.
Convention Ends and The Constitution Goes to the State.
100

What was banned in the Northwest Territory.

What is slavery.

100

Why did the farmers rebel.

What is money.

100

What is the great compromise? 

What is a plan that would have the Senate with 2 representatives from every state and the House of Representatives would be based on the state's population.

100

What is the Three-Fifths Compromise.

What is each slaves counted as three-fifths of a person.
100

What is ratification? 

What is the process of approval.

200

Before the American Revolution ended, states began to quarrel. What did they quarrel about?

What is most of the quarrels were about taxes on foods that crossed state borders. 

200

What was the basic purpose of a government?

What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

200

Who liked the New Jersey Plan? 

What is the smallest states.

200

Did the South or the North want slaves to be counted as a full person.

What is the South.

200

Who are the anti-federalist? 

\What are the anti-federalist are opponents of the Constitution.

300

Congress got the states to agree on one important issue. What was the issue? 

What is how to develop the western lands acquired in the Treaty of Paris? 

300

How many delegates attended the first Constitutional Convention?

What is 55.

300

What is the Virginia Plan?

What is the state's population would decide how many representatives you would get in congress. 

300

What are Congress's limitations on trade? 

What are Congress cannot place tax on any exports and Congress cannot interfere with the slave change for 20 years, until 1808.

300

What date was the constitution signed?

DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION

At the last meeting Franklin shared his final thoughts. About how many newspapers were they printed in? 

What is September 17, 1787

DOUBLE JEOPARDY ANSWER:

What is about 50 newspapers.

400

What is the Northwest Ordinance

A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed. 

400

Why was the rule of secrecy implemented? 

What is the delegates feel free to speak their mind without causing an opposition among the general public. 

400

What state would want The New Jersey Plan the most? 

What is Virginia

400

Who became president of an antislavery society in 1787

Who is Benjamin Franklin.

400

How many delegates signed the constitution? 

What is 39. 

500

By what year was the government ready to sell sections of land to settlers? 

DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION

To end the confession, Congress passed the Land Ordinance of 1785. Under the law, western lands were divided into six-mile squares. How many sections and acres were divided up into each township?

What is 1787

DOUBLE JEOPARDY ANSWER

What is each township divided into 36 sections of 640 acres.

500

What year, month, and state was Shay's Rebellion call for convention. 

What is May, 1787 Philadelphia.

500

Who asked "Can we forget whom we are forming a government?" 

Who is James Wilson of Pennsylvania. 

500

Who said the following quote, "Blacks are property and are used to the Southward as horses and cattle to the Northward."

Who is Elbridge Gary of Massachusetts

500

Who led the federalist campaign for ratification? 

Who is James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay.