Vocabulary and Terms
What does amendment mean?
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadephia.
How many men attended the Convention?
55 men.
What was the name of the first constitution?
The Articles of Confederation.
Who were the Names of the people who liked the constitution?
Federalists.
What is a ordinance?
a law or regulation.
Who led the Constitutional Convention?
George Washingtion
How many states had to approve to ratify the constitution?
9 states
How many people was needed to make a territory in the Northwest?
What was the name of the people who disliked the constitution?
Anti- Federalists.
Describe Depression (Money - Wise)
a period when economics activity slows and unemployment increases.
Why was the Constitutional Convention held in secret?
Because instead of revising the old constitution,
they made a new one.
What was the solution for figuring out if slaves counted as people.
The 3/5 compromise,
made slaves 3/5 of a person
True or false,
Slavery was allowed in the Northwest?
False.
(Fill in the Blanks) George Washington left ___________ to become first president.
Mt. Veron
(Fill in the Blanks) A Bicameral is when you have ____ separate lawmaking chambers
Two
Who led Shay's Rebellion?
Daniel Shays.
What was the solution for the fear of states losing power to bigger states?
The Great Compromise.
Made a legislature that split up of Senate, and House of Representatives.
What were the 3 problems after the Revolution.
2. The British kept troops in America.
3. The Spanish closed the Mississippi River to shipping
Who is considered the father of the constitution?
James Madison
Explain Federalism.
What did the Rebellion convince Washington to do?
Hold the Constitutional Convention.
What was the solution for the fear of a tyrant(Dictator)?
The Virginia Plan,
3 branches, legislative, judicial, executive.
What were the 4 main problems of the Articles of Confederation?
1. States had their own money.
2. Federal government was not allowed to tax
3. it was not allowed to make foreign polices
4. It had no power to remove British Troops
What did James Madison do to get his title.
He wrote most of it and took a lot of notes.