The Articles of Confederation were written during the American Revolution. They reflected Americans’ fear of a
What is a powerful national government?
100
Political leaders were motivated by Shay's Rebellion, especially one in particular
Who is George Washington?
100
One great issue facing the delegates to the Constitutional Convention was how states could have equal
What is representation in the new government?
100
Despite the fact that most delegates to the Constitutional Convention believed the government designed by the Articles of Confederation had to be replaced, many still feared a
What is a strong Central government?
100
When a male slave would run away with his wife and small children and risk being killed mainly because?
What is being sold and separated?
200
As a result, the Articles created a government that had no executive branch and that lacked the power to tax, regulate commerce, or ______________
What is establish one national currency?
200
Daniel Shays led more than a __________ who, like him, were burdened with personal debts caused by economic problems stemming from the states’ Revolutionary War debts
What is 1000 farmers?
200
States with large populations supported a plan to create a legislative branch in which representatives were assigned based on
What is each state’s population?
200
To reassure people that the new government would not be too powerful, the framers of the Constitution created a limited
government with
What are divided powers?
200
For every 15 slaves owned in southern state, 9 would count toward the population.
What is 3/5 compromise?
300
In May 1787, 55 delegates met in Philadelphia, but instead of revising the Articles of Confederation, they replaced it with
What is the Constitution?
300
Shays and his men tried to seize a federal arsenal in Massachusetts but were turned back by the ___________
What is Massachusetts Militia?
300
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention settled the issue of representation in Congress by approving The
What is The Great Compromise?
300
The framers were greatly influenced by the ideas of the famed French political thinker named
Who is Barron Charles de Montesquieu?
300
As a compromise to the south, the slave trade could continue for how many years
What is 20 years?
400
The political weakness of the United States and its potential for collapse left it vulnerable to attack by __________ and convinced many influential Americans to support a Constitutional Convention.
What are foreign countries?
400
Without the power to tax, America’s weak government could not repair the ______________
What is the national economy?
400
When the number of representative is determined by the population of the state. They are called
What is House of Representatives or Congress?
400
When it comes to the separation of power, the three branches of government are
What is Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches?
400
Though slavery existed in all the states, southern states depended on slave labor because their economies were based on
What is farming or cash crops?
500
The Articles gave individual states more power than the ______________ resulting in conflicts among the states that came to threaten the existence of the nation
What is national government?
500
An event that highlighted the weakness of the Central (National) government when 1200 raided an arsenal in Massachusetts.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
500
When each state has two representatives for each state. This is called
What is the Senate or Senator?
500
To further safeguard against an abuse of power, the Constitution gave each branch of
government a way to check and balance the power of the other branches. An example of these checks and balances would be the president’s power to ___________ Congress
What is veto?
500
When it became clear that states with large populations might have more representatives in the new national government, states with large slave populations demanded to be allowed to count their slaves as a part of their