Articles of Confederation
This is the first constitution created for the United States.
Articles of Confederation.
This side wanted to ratify the Constitution.
Federalists
What is the name of the meeting where the constitution was created?
The Constitutional Convention
This rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Shays' Rebellion
This plan was supported by states with high populations.
The Virginia Plan
Strength or Weakness
Congress could not regulate interstate trade.
Weakness
This side did not want to ratify the Constitution.
Anti-Federalists
Where did the Convention take place?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Independence Hall
What did the state of Massachusetts try to take away from Shay and other farmers after failing to pay their debt?
Their farms
This plan was supported by states with low populations.
The New Jersey Plan
Strength or Weakness
Congress did not have the power to tax.
Weakness
This side wanted a STRONG national government.
Federalists
How many delegates were there at the Convention?
55
What does it mean to ratify something?
To approve
This plan claimed that representation should be based on population.
The Virginia Plan
The Land Ordinance of 1785 created a way for the national lands to be sold to the public in the Articles.
Strength
This side wanted a weaker national government.
Anti-Federalists
Why did delegates want to abandon the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles were too weak. They believe they needed a stronger national government.
This compromise resolved the issue on whether to count slaves as part of the population.
The Three Fifths Compromise
This plan claimed that representation should be equal.
The New Jersey Plan
Strength or Weakness
The Northwest Ordinance guaranteed basic rights, outlawed slavery, and created a process for new states in the territory.
Strength
Anti-Federalists would not ratify the constitution until what was added to it?
A Bill of Rights
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To revise the Articles of Confederation
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
This was supported by both high and low populated states. They also created two houses, one based on population, and one based on equal representation.
The Great Compromise