People
What king ascended to the throne of England in 1760?
George III
In which city was the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
How many states had a representative attend the Annapolis Convention?
five
Which group of people were the advocates of adoption of the new Constitution?
Federalists
primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation
Maryland
leading Anti-Federalist
George Mason
Under this compromise, 3/5 of the slave population would count for representation and taxation purposes
Three-Fifths Compromise
Name one reason people opposed ratification of the Constitution. (There are two)
no Bill of Rights
too little power for the states
He wrote Second Treatise on Civil Government which greatly influenced the founding fathers
John Locke
Which states wanted representation in the national legislature to be based on population?
large states (Virginia Plan)
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
The Articles of Confederation were ratified how long after being introduced?
four years
Under this, Congress had no power to levy taxes
Articles of Confederation
He led an uprising of farmers who feared prison sentences for indebtedness
Daniel Shays
The last state to ratify the Constitution
Rhode Island
leader of the Continental Army appointed by the Second Continental Congress
George Washington
The first legislative assembly organized in the New World in which year?
1619
Name one factor which allowed colonial self-government to grow during the colonial period (There are two)
British neglect of the colonies
3000 miles of distance between Britain and the colonies
uncompromising compromiser
Roger Sherman
A trade dispute between which two states, along with Shay's Rebellion, highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Virginia
Maryland
social contract theory of government
John Locke
What law did the 1765 Stamp Act violate?
Petition of Right
one pseudonym of a writer who opposed the Constitution (There are three)
Brutus
Cato
Sydney