This man came up with what is known as the Connecticut Plan or what we know as the Great Compromise.
Who is Roger Sherman
100
Under the Articles government how many voted did each state get in Congress?
What is one vote (regardless of size)
100
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution were known what?
What is the Bill of Rights
100
This allowed for the settlement of states and new territories.
What is Northwest Land Ordinance
100
What was the last state to ratify the Constitution?
What is Rhode Island
200
This man was voted president of the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
200
What part of the government what part of the government was not allowed to tax?
What is the federal government (Congress)
200
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures.
What is Article 4
200
What was the original name for the Great Compromise that was proposed by Roger Sherman?
What is the Connecticut Plan
200
A legislature with only one house is called_____________. A legislature with two houses is called _____________.
What is unicameral, bicameral
300
This man became know as the Father of the Constitution. He came up with the Virginia Plan. Also, he was a Federalist who wrote some essays trying to sway people to vote for the constitution. These papers along with some others became known as Federalist Papers.
Who is James Madison
300
Under the Articles government who had the most power?
What is States
300
Declares that the powers not given to the national government belong to the states or the people.
What is Article 10
300
A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. Representatives were based on population and it created a strong federal government. The plan was drafted by James Madison. It was favored by large states.
What is Virginia Plan
300
What were the three branches of government that all of the states were putting into their constitutions?
What is Legislative, Executive, Judicial
400
This man was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention. He had to be carried in and out of the meetings.
Who is Ben Franklin
400
How did the federal government try to raise money under the Articles since they did not have the power to tax?
What is Land Ordinance of 1785
400
Guarantees that nobody may be deprived of life, liberty, and property without due process. Protects accused from double jeopardy and from being forced to testify against themselves.
What is Article 5
400
The plan that wanted a unicameral legislature, with each state having equal representation. It also proposed that more than one person head the government, elected and removable by Congress. Favored the Articles of Confederating and small states.
What is New Jersey Plan
400
These people opposed the new Constitution because they felt a strong central government was a threat to liberty.
What is Anti-federalist
500
Who was the man who wrote the Articles of Confederation?
Who is John Dickenson
500
A rebellion led by Daniel Shays between 1786-87 in Massachusetts. 2,200 men shut down courts and tried to attack a weapons arsenal at Springfield. The federal government could not do anything about the rebellion. Showed the Articles of Confederation were weak. Prompted people to meet to form a new government.
What is Shay's Rebellion
500
The first Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the following five individual liberties....
What is freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to assemble peacefully, right to protest the government.
500
A was for the federal government to make money. Created townships that were 6x6 miles. Subdivided into 1x1 mile squares. One section was the schools and four were reserved for the Federal government. The squares were sold for no less that one dollar.
What is Land Ordinance of 1785
500
A collection of 85 articles and essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution. They were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Between October 1787 and August 1788.