Articles of Confederation
The states were this compared to the federal gov under the Articles?
What is strong?
The Convention was located at this place
What is Independence Hall, Phil.
This was the term for the agreement reached between the small states and large states
What is the Great Compromise?
Washington warned of forming too many foreign alliances and this during his farewell address
What are political parties?
This ensures no one branch of government becomes too powerful
What is checks and balances?
Under the Articles there was only this branch of government
What is legislative?
"Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison?
This was the compromise that settled the slavery issue during the convention
What is the 3/5ths compromise?
Hamilton wanted to fix the economy through creating a national bank, high import tax, and this
What is combining all state debts
When a legislative body is split in half it is
What is Bicameral?
Under the Articles it took this many states to vote on a new law in order to pass it
What is 9
Who is George Washington?
This group led by Madison supported a robust federal government
Who are the federalists?
This splits the power of the federal government into multiple parts
What is separation of powers
The Territory where Ohio is now located was known as the
Northwest Territory
Congress did not have the power to do what under the Articles?
What is tax?
The New Jersey Plan had this kind of legislature, with equal representation for each state
What is Unicameral
This group led by Jefferson was in favor of decentralized government and powerful states
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This was a rebellion led by farmers in Western PA
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This established the system for organizing the Northwest Territory into states
What is the Northwest Ordinance
Under the Articles the legislative branch only had one house, making it this
What is Unicameral?
The Virginia Plan had a bicameral house, both based off of this,
The Anti-federalists wouldn't ratify the Constitution without this
What is a Bill of rights?
This was a rebellion organized by revolution vets who were upset with the economy
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This battle led to the end of the Northwest Indian War
What is Fallen Timbers?