Constitutional Convention
This settled the argument between the north and south about whether or not slaves would be counted toward the population.
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This man was the leader of the Anti-Federalists.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This was the main issue the country had to resolve due to the American Revolution and the Articles of Confederation.
What was the Economy or the National Debt?
The was a rebellion led by farmers in the west over a tax. The military response led by Washington showed that the central government was strong enough to handle domestic issues.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
These were private ships that fought against other countries for payment.
What are privateers?
This was the plan made by smaller states that said voting power should be based on equal representatives per state.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
This man was the leader of the Federalists.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
These were the two main rivals in Washington's Cabinet. Identify their positions in the cabinet as well.
Who were Alexander Hamilton (Secretary of the Treasury) and Thomas Jefferson (Secretary of State)?
This was made in response to British aggression over the stealing of ships and arming of natives.
What was Jay's Treaty?
This was the idea that the government could only make laws that were expressly stated in the Constitution.
What is strict construction?
This was the plan made by larger states that said that voting power should be based on population size.
What was the Virginia Plan?
This was the only way southern states would agree to allow their taxes to be given to the northern states when the central government tried to get them out of debt.
What was moving the capital south to Washington DC?
Who was Henry Knox?
This was made in response to the French Revolution by George Washington. It was an example of loose construction.
What was the Neutrality Proclamation?
These were extra taxes on foreign goods.
What are tariffs?
This incorporated both the New Jersey and Virginia Plans by making a bicameral legislature.
What was the Great Compromise?
This was made to give the Central Government more economic power that the State Governments.
What was the National Bank?
This was the Attorney General.
Who was Edmund Randolph?
1. This resulted from Little Turtle's defeat at the hands of General Wayne and the US Army in the Northwest Territory.
2. What was the significance about this specific treaty?
1. What was the Treaty of Greenville?
2. The natives themselves agreed to the treaty.
This was the idea that the government could make laws on more than just what was said in the Constitution.
What is loose construction?
What are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches?
Anti-Federalists wanted this added to the Constitution in order to protect people from the Central Government becoming too powerful.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Name the three things Washington warned us not to do in the Farewell Address.
1. Remain neutral with other countries.
2. Stay politically unified.
3. Avoid borrowing money.
These were three things that resulted from Pinckney's Treaty.
What were:
1. A clear border in the south between the US and Spain.
2. Full access of the Mississippi River.
3. Ability to trade through the port of New Orleans without extra fees.
These were essays made by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay which supported the Constitution.
What were the Federalist Papers?