Articles of Confederation
This document was the first government of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This law explained how new states could be formed from western land.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This group of people led the rebellion in Massachusetts.
Who are farmers?
This city is where the Constitutional Convention was held.
What is Philadelphia?
This plan supported representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Under the Articles, most of the power belonged to these governments.
What are the states?
The Northwest Ordinance banned this practice in the Northwest Territory.
What is slavery?
This former soldier became a leader of the rebellion.
Who is Daniel Shays?
This was the original goal of the Convention.
What is fix the Articles of Confederation?
This plan supported equal representation for all states.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Name one thing the national government could NOT do under the Articles.
What is collect taxes / regulate trade / raise an army?
Name one right guaranteed by the Northwest Ordinance.
What is freedom of religion / trial by jury / public education?
Why were farmers angry after the Revolutionary War?
What is high taxes and debt / losing their farms?
This delegate took detailed notes and helped design the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
Which states supported the Virginia Plan?
What are large states?
Why was it hard for Congress to pass laws under the Articles?
What is needing approval from 9 out of 13 states?
Why was the Northwest Ordinance important for the future of the country?
What is it created an orderly process for new states?
Why couldn’t the national government stop the rebellion?
What is it had no army and no power under the Articles?
Why did delegates keep the meetings secret?
What is so they could speak freely and debate honestly?
This compromise created a two-house legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
This event showed that the Articles were too weak to keep order.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
The Northwest Ordinance is considered a success because it showed the Articles could do this.
What is solve problems / pass important laws / govern territory?
Shays’ Rebellion helped convince leaders to do this.
What is create a stronger national government / call a Constitutional Convention?
What was the biggest danger facing the Convention?
What is it could fail and the nation could collapse?
In the Great Compromise, how is representation decided?
What is House by population and Senate equal?