Identify
Why was the Land Ordinance of 1785 passed?
to divide territories into townships
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
The Great Compromise created a _____ legislature
Bicameral
When was the Constitutional Convention?
1787
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
Which of the Alien and Sedition Acts was intended to target Republican newspapers?
Sedition Act
Who proposed the Virginia Plan?
Edmund Randolph
The doctrine of implied powers is an example of ____ construction.
loose
The Judiciary Act of ________ called for the creation of sixteen new federal judgeships, later known as midnight appointments.
1801
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
How many states had to approve an act before Congress could pass it under the Articles of Confederation?
9
Who was the youngest delegate at the Constitutional Convention?
JONATHAN DAYTON
For its durability against British cannons, USS _______ became known as Old Ironsides.
Constitution
The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent in _____.
1814
What is the capital of Missouri?
Jefferson City
What was the court case which set the precedent for judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Who conspired to build a personal empire southwest of the United States?
Aaron Burr
The scandal in which French agents requested a bribe from the U.S. government was called the ________
XYZ affair
The years of the Critical Period were ____ - _____
1781-1789
What is the capital of Michigan?
Lansing
The French Revolution failed to establish a republican form of government because France lacked a heritage of ______ ________.
biblical Christianity
Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court?
John Jay
The ____ Treaty prevented another war between the United States and Great Britain in 1795.
Jay
The Judiciary Act of _____ called for the creation of sixteen new federal judgeships, later known as midnight appointments.
1801
Which two states did not adopt new state constitutions for several years?
Connecticut and Rhode Island