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Ch 8-9 8th Gde SS
Chapt 8-9 Creating America 8th Gde Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| People who opposed the ratification of the Constitution and supported strong state government. | Federalist |
| Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government. | Antifederalist |
| Document adopted by the Continental Congress in 1778 to be the outline of government in the United States until 1787. This document was later replaced by the current constitution. | Articles of Confederation |
| An agreement that ended dispute over American shipping during the French Revolution and agreement by the British to leave the Ohio River Valley | Jay’s Treaty |
| Law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| Uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers in 1787 that was later put down by the American government. | Shay’s Rebellion |
| Tax on goods, usually imports. | Tariff |
| A compromise to count 3/5 of the slave population in each state towards representation. | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| Treaty following the Native American defeat at Fallen Timber, forced Native Americans to surrender present day Ohio and Indiana to the United States. | Treaty of Greenville |
| Plan proposed by Edmund Randolph which proposed a government with three branches and two houses, with both houses being based on population. | Virginia Plan |
| What was one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | The federal government had little power to collect taxes and enforce laws |
| How did Shays’ Rebellion change people’s view of the Articles of Confederation? | Shays’ Rebellion made people realize that the Articles of Confederation need to be revised |
| A rebellion against the government’s tax on whiskey where protestors attacked tax collectors and organized an armed rebellion against the United States. | Whiskey rebellion |
| Frontier land that would form modern day Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. | Northwest Territory |
| Treaty with Spain that allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River and store goods in New Orleans; made the 31st Parallel the southern US border. | Pinckney’s treaty |
| Which colony did NOT send delegates to the Constitutional Convention? | Rhode Island |
| A plan of government that called for one house of legislation in which each state would receive one vote. | New Jersey Plan |
| What was the Constitutional Convention supposed to do? | Revise the Articles of Confederation |
| Who is given the credit for creating the Bill of Rights? | James Madison |
| Who was Washington’s Secretary of State, and what were his responsibilities? | Jeffersonoversaw foreign relations |
| Who was Washington’s Secretary of War, and what were his responsibilities? | Knox managed defenses |
| Who was Washington’s Attorney General, and what were his responsibilities? | Randolph advised on legal affairs |
| Who was Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury, and what were his responsibilities? | Hamilton managed the nation’s money |
| What were the 3 parts of Hamilton’s financial plan? | Pay off all war debt, Raise government revenues,Create a national Bank |
| What did the Federal government do in order to appease Southern states and implement Hamilton’s financial plan? | They agreed to move the U.S. Capitol to the South |
| Why did some colonies demand a Bill of Rights? | They wanted reassurance that the federal government would honor and respect the citizens rights and freedoms. |
| What would the Bill of Rights do? | It would prevent tyranny by protecting the citizens from the power of a national government. It would protect citizens rights and freedoms under a national law. |
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