People
Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Under the Articles of Confederation what person was missing to help run the country?
President
The laws and format of the United States government are explained in what document?
Constitution
What are the first ten Amendments to the Constitution are called?
Bill of Rights
Under the Articles the Federal government could not regulate business and trade. What is the vocabulary word for business and trade?
Commerce
Who wrote the Federalist papers?
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
Define economic depression and identify what caused the depression during the time period of the Articles?
Extended period of time when a country is not doing well financially.
American Revolution
What continent were the barbary pirates from?
Africa
Explain the 3/5 Compromise
3/5 of the slaves in a state were counted towards a states population
Official changes or additions to the Constitution
Amendments
What person and group of people was the list of complaints about that were listed in the Declaration of Independence? Two answers
King George III
Parliament
Two Parts:
What country would not allow the US to use the mouth of the Mississippi River?
What country kept troops in the western frontier?
Spain
Great Britain
3 Parts
What two government plans called for the one state one vote?
What plan called for both houses to be based on population?
What was the name of the combined plan?
Articles of Confederation and New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Great Compromise
Define Federalist Papers. Include number and state.
Series of newspaper articles in favor of the Constitution. New York 85
Two house legislature
Bicameral
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Describe why the lack of a National Court system was a weakness of the Articles.
No national courts to deal with national laws and issues between states.
Describe why Shays Rebellion helped change the United States government.
The United States could not create their own military to stop the farmers in Massachusetts and had to rely on the MA militia to stop the rebellion.
What are the two parts of the legislative branch?
Senate -2 per state
House of Representatives- Based on Population
When everyone votes the same way it is what kind of decision?
Unanimous
List the five members of the Committee of Five that were responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence
John Adams
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston
Define the Land Ordinance
Federal government sold land west of the Appalachian Mountains
What were the parts of the Northwest Ordinance?
State = 60,000 free settlers, approved state Constitution
Slavery was illegal in the Northwest
What are the three parts of the Constitution?
Preamble
Articles 1-7
Amendments
This established that population would determine the lower house while each state would have equal representation in the upper house
Great Compromise