The Road to the Constitution(The Confederation Era)

Let's Catch a Cab 1

100

This person was from Pennsylvania, he wanted states to have many rights

Benjamin Franklin 

200

This person was the President of the Constitutional Convention and he did not say much

George Washington 

300

This person was from New York and he wanted a strong national government 

Alexander Hamilton 

400

This person was from Connecticut and he wanted small states to have a say in government too.

Roger Sherman

500

This person led the Anti-Federalist movement and wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.

George Mason 

Let's Catch a Cab 2

100

What city was the Constitutional Convention held in?

Philadelphia, PA

200

Anti-Federalists did not want to sign the Constitution because it did not have what? 

Bill of Rights

300

What were 2 of the powers of Congress under the Articles of Confederation? 

Make war and peace, send and receive ambassadors, make treaties, borrow money, build a navy, and ASK for soldiers and money

400

In what city was there a convention a year (1786) before the Constitutional Convention where only 5 states showed up?

Annapolis, Maryland

500

What law governed how the land outside of the original 13 colonies was going to be governed? 

The Northwest Ordinance 

The Confederation Era

100

Who was the trailblazer known as the face of the Wilderness Road? 

Daniel Boone 

200

What was the first Constitution of the United States? 

The Articles of Confederation 

300

Who was the farmer who led a rebellion over the farmer's lands being taken away and taxes? 

Daniel Shays 

400

What were two of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? 

The states could only ask for money/soldiers, could not enforce laws, could not regulate trade, and could only be changed with all 13 states approval, each state had its own currency

500

What did people want to have happen after Shay's Rebellion?

To revise the Articles of Confederation 

Creating the Constitution

100

This compromise had to deal with the counting of slaves as population.

The 3/5ths Compromise 

200

This plan called for 3 branches of government, and for Congress to be based on population

The Virginia Plan 

300

Called for one branch of government and for states to each have one vote in government.

The New Jersey Plan

400

What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?

Delaware

500

What were the terms of the Great Compromise? 

There were two houses in the legislative Branch. The Senate would have equal representation and the House of Reps would be based on population

The Constitution Intro

100

Article III of the Constitution sets up the judicial branch. What is its job? 

Its job is to interpret the laws.  It set up a Supreme Court as well as other federal courts.

200

Article I of the Constitution sets up these two houses, one based on population, and one has two from each state.

House of Representatives and the Senate

300

Article II sets up the Executive Branch. What is its job?

To enforce the laws. It is the President and the people that work for the President

400

Who were the 3 people that wrote the Federalist papers, to try to persuade people to ratify the Constitution?

Alexander Hamilton(51), John Jay (5), and James Madison (29). 

500

Article 6 sets up the National government as the "(2 words) of the land."

Supreme Law-It is stronger than state government and has the final say