Articles of Confederation
Documents that allowed states to have their own rule and power seperate from the government.
What are the Articles of Confederation
Founding father who would later become the First U.S. President
Who is George Washington
The "Plan" that opposed the Virginia Plan
What is The New Jersey Plan
The number of states needed to vote yes in order for the constitution to be ratified
What is 9?
The group of people who approved the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Continental Congress
A continental army veteran who staged a revolt against the government
Who is Daniel Shay
In the Virginia Plan, states amount of representation was based on this factor
What is population
Orator who said "Give me liberty or give me death."
Who is Patrick Henry
A group of people who argued that the Constitution didn't provide individual rights
The year the Articles of Confederation were published
What is 1777
What is selling land/bonds
Author of the 85 essays known as the Federalist Papers along with Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
Who is John Jay
Slaves counted as this fraction of a person in a state's population census
What is Three Fifths
Created the territories which would later become Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
They looked to him to solve the debt issue in 1780
Who is Robert Morris
John Adam's Thoughts on Government was inspired by some theories of this philosopher
Who is Montesquieu