Articles of Confederation
This was the first form of government in the U.S.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This law created a system for governing new territories.
This compromise created a two house legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
This rebellion showed the need for a stronger government.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Federalists supported this.
What is the ratification of the Constitution?
Under the Articles, this branch of government was the only one that existed.
The Northwest Ordinance banned this in new territories.
What is slavery?
The 2 houses of Congress are the ______ and the _________.
What are the House of Representatives and Senate?
This convention took place in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
Anti-Feds believed the national government was too-
What is powerful/strong?
A major weakness because Congress could not do this.
What is collect taxes?
Territories needed this many free settlers to apply for statehood.
What is 60,000?
In this house, representation is based on population.
What is the House of Representatives?
The original purpose was to fix this document.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
These papers were written to support the Constituion.
What are the Federalist Papers?
States printed their own money because there was no_____.
What is national currency?
New states were treated _________ to the original 13 states.
What is equal?
In this house, each state has 2 members?
What is the Senate?
This document introduced the idea of due process.
What is the Magna Carta?
This group wanted a Bill of Rights added.
What are the Anti-Feds?
This was a strength of the Articles: Congress could do this in times of Conflict.
What is declare war?
Name one right protected by the Northwest Ordinance.
What is freedom of religion, public education, trial by jury?
Thus compromise counted 3 out of every 5 enslaved people.
What is the Three-Fifth compromise?
This document influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights?
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Name on Federalist leader.
Who is James Madison, Hamilton, Jay?