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Founders who supported the Constitution
Who were the Federalists
The first state to ratify the Constitution
What is Delaware
This was the official policy that the First Continental Congress took against the policies of the British
What was the boycotting of British goods
The first direct tax instituted by the British Parliament against the US colonists
What is the Stamp Act
These three English documents challenged the absolute power of the English Monarch
What is the Petition of Right, the English Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta
No Bill of Rights
Why did some of the founders hesitate to ratify the Constitution
The 9th state to ratify the Constitution
What is New Hampshire
The president of the Constitutional Convention
Who was George Washington
This famous colonist wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This famous colonist proposed a resolution to officially declare independence from Great Britain
Who is Richard Henry Lee
The main fear of both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists
What was a central government that was too strong
This body of the government chooses the president if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes
What is the House of Representatives
The first plan introduced at the Constitutional Convention
What is the Virginia Plan
The number of states needed to amend the Articles of Confederation
What is 13 out of 13
This kind of legislature was established under the Articles of Confederation
What is a single house or unicameral legislature
The federalists believed this would limit the power of the federal government
What is separation of powers
George Mason refused to sign the Constitution because of this
What is the lack of a Bill of Rights
The reason small states did not support the Virginia Plan
What is gave too much power to the larger populated states
After this incident the need for a stronger central government became more apparent
What was Shay's rebellion
Congress, under the laws of the Articles of Confederation could not do this
What is levy taxes or regulate interstate commerce
The papers written to support the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers
This compromise was decided on when electing the president of the US
What is the electoral college
This compromise settled the debate on how to count slaves for voting purposes
What is the 3/5ths compromise
Combined elements of the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan, Upper house decided by population, lower house two per state
What was the Great Compromise
Established a fair and consistent policy for settling lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
Signed a peace treaty with Great Britain
Set up departments in the US Government
What was the greatest accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation