Vocabulary
This occurred due to a protest by farmers who faced problems from debts they owed to creditors.
Shays's Rebellion
This group supported adding a bill of rights to the Constitution.
Antifederalists
How many votes did a state have?
One
Which region was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?
Northwest Territory
What did all five people listed in the chart play a key role in developing?
the Constitution
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
From the Declaration of Independence until the Constitution, what did the US function without?
a. courts
b. an army
c. a president
d. national currency
c. a president
National government had the power to:
a. declare war
b. collect taxes
c. regulate foreign trade
d. regulate interstate trade
a. declare war
An enlarged area of which state is divided into townships on this map?
Ohio
Which person listed in the chart was a representative from Virginia?
James Madison
The argument about how to determine a state's representation in Congress was resolved through what?
Great Compromise
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect?
List one economic issue related to the weakness of the Articles of Confederations.
-Debt from American Revolution
-Worthless currency
-National government unable to regulate interstate or foreign trade
-Congress lacks power to collect taxes
How long is a township on each side?
6 miles
What important role did Gouverneur Morris play?
Drafted the Constitution
Who were the three authors of "The Federalist"?
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
Why did the Antifederalists demand a bill of rights?
-They believed that without a bill of rights, the Constitution (national government) would not protect the rights of the people or of the states).
-Guarantee fair treatment
It needs to be spelled out to ensure protections of the people and states.
What branch of government was not included in any way shape or form in the Articles due to a fear of tyranny?
Executive Branch
Into how many sections is each township divided?
36
What occupation did three people in the chart share?
Lawyer
The system that maintains the separation of powers among the branches of the federal government is called what?
Checks and balances
In terms of National Government and State's' Government...
Who had the power in Articles of Confederation?
Who has the power in the Constitution?
States Rule and National Government drools...
National Government rules and shares power with states (but reigns supreme)
Describe the political relationship the US had with England, or with Spain under the Articles
National government too weak to deal with challenges.
Britain-with the US refusing to repay the debt owed to British merchants as well as not compensating Loyalists with property losses, Britain refused to vacate the forts along the Great Lakes.
Spain closed the Mississippi River to American navigation which deprived Western farmers of shipping crops to Eastern markets. North did not care, but the West and Southern people did.
What does this map show?
a. how the land was annexed
b. how the land was divided
c. how land was priced
d. how land was farmed
b. how the land was divided
Who argued for a national government with unlimited powers over the states?
Alexander Hamilton