A New Plan Of Goverment&Forging A New Constitution Flashcards
Who led a farmer revolt and protested the courts taking land and jailing farmers for missed payments
Daniel Shays
Who couldn’t do this?
- couldn’t vote
- children attended different schools
- banned from public places
African Americans
What is the freeing of slaves
Manumission
Who didn’t attend the convection
- women
- African or Native Americans
Who was known as the father of the constitution and the author of the plan for the government in the constitution
James Madison
Who created the great compromise
Roger Sherman
Who were counted as 3/5ths of a compromise
Slaves in the population
How many states were needed for approval of the constitution
9 states
What are men who helped shape the constitution
Framers
Who wrote the enlightenment
John Locke
What branch carries out the nations laws and policies
Executive
What branch deals with the court system
Judicial
What was created to ensure that one branch of government doesn’t gain to much power
Checks & Balances
Who were people that supported the constitution
Federalists
Who were people that favored local government that was controlled more closely by the people
Anti-Federalists
