What year was the Constitutional Convention held?
1787
Why did the Articles of Confederation ultimately fail?
Too weak.
According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many free people had to live within the territory before they could elect representatives for a territorial council?
5,000
One thing Anti-Federalists liked about the Articles of Confederation is that it had NO...
President (or chief executive)
What three men wrote the Federalist Papers?
Hamilton, Madison, and Jay
Who was elected as the President of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
George Washington
What event finally scared the people enough to take action to finally restructure the federal government?
Shays' Rebellion
According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many free people had to live within a territory before they could apply for statehood?
60,000
What was the worry for Anti-Federalists against the new Constitution? (Not Bill of Rights)
It gave the Central Government too much power.
What was the name of the newspaper articles published by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to help get the constitution passed?
The Federalist Papers
What city was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia
What is generally considered the one great law that came out of the Articles of Confederation?
Northwest Ordinance
How did every state having their own currency (money) under the Articles of Confederation affect the country?
It restricted trade and commerce.
What did Patrick Henry say was a reason that he did not go to the Constitutional Convention?
"I Smell a Rat"
What is the name of the agreement to count some enslaved persons for purposes of taxation and representation?
Three-fifths Compromise
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan was alike in that each called for what type of legislature? (what's the word?)
Bicameral
What treaty that ended the Revolutionary War was signed during the Articles of Confederation.
Treat of Paris 1783
Basically, what did the Northwest Ordinance do?
It established a process for admitting new states into the U.S
Federalists wanted greater Federal power while Anti-Federalists wanted greater ___________power.
state
What agreement combined the Virginia and New Jersey plans in terms of representation in Congress?
The Great Compromise
The Constitution has a built in process by which each branch of government has the ability to affect the other two branches. This is called a system of ...
Checks and Balances
Charles de Montesquieu was a French political philosopher who gave framers of the constitution the idea of what in government? (clue = it's not Checks and Balances)
Separation of Powers
The Northwest Ordinance did not allow what in the new territories?
Slavery
What did the Anti-Federalists insist be added to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
After the new constitution was written, Federalists and Anti-Federalists waged a media war over what process of approving the document?
Ratification