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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What constitution organized the first national government of the United States? | articles of confederation |
| Why were the powers given to the confederation government limited? | To keep the power in the state governments and prevent a strong national government |
| What law created a plan for dividing and selling land in the Northwest Territory? | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| What were the two land divisions created by the Land Ordinance of 1785? | Townships and sections |
| What law organized government for the Northwest Territory and created a plan for territories to become states? | Northwest Ordinance |
| What problems did the Confederation government have? | Economic Depression, inflation and inability to regulate foreign trade |
| Why was the Confederation government unable to solve economic problems such as the Revolutionary War debt, inflation and an economic depression? | It lacked the power to tax and regulate money |
| What event in Massachusetts convinced people the Confederation government was too weak and needed to be changed? | Shay’s Rebellion |
| What was the name of the May 1787 meeting held in Philadelphia to make changes to the Articles of Confederation that resulted in a new constitution being written? | Constitutional Convention |
| Who was chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| Who was known as the "Father of the U.S. Constitution" because his ideas of government were incorporated into the Constitution and he took notes at the Convention? | James Madison |
| What plan at the Constitutional Convention called for each state to have one vote in a national legislature? | New Jersey Plan |
| What plan at the Constitutional Convention proposed a bicameral legislature based on population? | Virginia Plan |
| What compromise at the Constitutional Convention resulted in Congress having a Senate with each state having two members and a House of Representatives based on population? | Great Compromise |
| What was the dispute between North and South about counting slaves for representation in Congress? | Southerners wanted slaves to be counted as part of state populations; northerners did not |
| What compromise at the Constitutional Convention solved the issue of counting slaves for representation in Congress? | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| What compromise at the Constitutional Convention was made regarding importing new slaves? | Slave importation would be allowed for 20 years; until 1807 |
| What were three sources of inspiration for the U.S. Constitution? | Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights and the Enlightenment |
| Why were some people, known as anti-Federalists, against the new constitution? | The Constitution was too strong and lacked protections for individual rights |
| What compromise was made to convince people who were against the Constitution to accept it? | A promise to add a Bill of Rights |
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