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Taxes on imports and exports
What are tariffs?
100

He is the father of the Constitution.

Who is James Madison?

100
Period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
What is a depression?
100
Branch of government that proposes and makes laws
What is the legislative branch?
100
Branch of government that enforces the laws
What is the executive branch?
200
Voting rights
What is suffrage?
200
Formal approval
What is ratification?
200

The first ten amendments to the Constitution were created for this reason.

What is top protect individual rights?

200
Poor farmer and Revolutionary war veteran
Who is Daniel Shays?
200

In order to draft their own Constitution and join the Union, this has to be the population of the Northwest Territory.

What is 60,000 people?

300

Official changes, corrections, or additions to a law or constitution

What are amendments?

300

Branch of government that is made up of the national courts and interprets the laws

What is the judicial branch?

300
The first 10 amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The idea that political authority belongs to the people
What is popular sovereignty?
300

To persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution.

What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

400
Set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
What is the constitution?
400

Delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss ways to revise the Articles of Confederation.

What is the Constitutional Convention?

400
Trade between two or more states
What is interstate commerce?
400

This man was a leading antifederalist.

Who is James Monroe?

400

This document gave the national government the power to request states to supply troops.

What is the Articles of Confederation?

500

These are the steps Great Britain took to hurt the US economy.

What are refusal to let American ships land in West Indian ports and made American merchants pay high tariffs on their exports to Great Britain?

500

System created to ensure one branch of government didn't have too much power

What are checks and balances?

500

Those who are not in favor of a strong national government.

Who are the Antifederalists?

500
Increased prices for goods and services coupled with the reduced value of money
What is inflation?
500

A revolt by farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debts.

What is Shays's Rebellion?