Who's Who
He was chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention
Who was George Washington?
Where is Philadelphia?
It just didn't have the power to really do anything besides settle land.
What was the Articles of Confederation?
They believed in a large, powerful, central government that was maintained by wealthy landowners. Good intentions but willing to leave others out.
Who were the Federalists?
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Who was Ben Franklin?
I would maintain the unicameral legislature of the Articles of Confederation
What was the New Jersey plan?
The delegates decided to keep the work of the convention secret.
What was an operating procedure of the convention?
(Not on the 20 questions sheet but on the previous exam)This rebellion was proof that the Articles of Confederation were powerless. The rebellion was wrong but the motive proved right.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
Tea, Stamp, Coercive, Quartering......
What are taxes?
He was known as the guy that come up with the Great Compromise
Who was Roger Sherman?
I became the last state to ratify the Constitution
Where is Rhode Island?
After two weeks of heated discussion, delegates from the smaller states submitted their own plan. On June 15, William Paterson presented an alternative plan.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
The Constitution didn't have a Bill of Rights and if passed it seemed too big for the common man.
What were the Anti-Federalists views of the Constitution?
In my pamphlet I said that we have no choice but to declare our independence from Great Britain!
Who was Thomas Paine?
This Federalist said: A Republic, by which I mean a Government in which the scheme of representation takes place . . . promises the cure for which we are seeking. . . .
Who was James Madison?
My name is sometimes used instead of the "Great" in Great Compromise
Where is Connecticut?
In a series of essays known as The Federalist, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay defended the Constitution.
What were the Federalists Papers?
Some delegates thought members of Congress should choose the president; others believed that the people should vote to decide the presidency. Finally, it was decided that a group of people who would be named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president. This system is still used today, but the voters in each state, not the legislatures, now choose electors.
What is the Electoral College?
Some say it was fired at the Battle of Concord
What is the "shot heard round the world"?
The Northern states felt that Congress should be able to regulate both foreign trade and trade between the states. ______________ however, feared that Congress would use this power to tax exports—goods sold to other countries.
Who were the southern states?
My plan is much like our government today, only my legislature is set up much to the delight of the larger states
Where is Virginia?
The lack of this type of document was proven to be the strongest criticism of the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
What was the three-fifths compromise?
Some say it began when a drunken mob approached a group of British soldiers. There was an ice ball thrown, stiff words shared, and then gunfire. 5 colonists fell.
What was the Boston Massacre?