Chapter 6 Flashcards
Why did the Congress want to revise the Articles of Confederation?
they wanted to produce a more effective national government
Why did Congress call the states to a national convention?
To revise the the Articles of Confederation
What did the delegates decide to do when they got to the convention?
They decided to dispense with the articles and set out to write a completely new constitution
What did the delegates call the convention they attended?
The Constitutional Convention
How many delegates were chose to attended the Constitutional Convention? How many actually came?
74 were invited
55 came
What is a delegate?
A person who is authorized to act as a representative for others
What is the difference between the delegates of the Constitutional Convention and ordinary American citizens?
Delegates- wealthy, educated, politically experienced
Citizens- lived and worked on small farms
One of the most striking characteristics of the delegates was their what?
youth
What was the average age of the delegates?
42
What were the 2 occupations of the delegates?
lawyers and many others had held public office
What group(s) of people were not at the convention?
women, blacks, children, or native americans
Who was famous for his fierce devotion to liberty?
Patrick Henry
What did Patrick Henry believe?
that the convention’s planners might be using the meeting to establish a powerful central government
Which well known leaders were missing from the Constitutional Convention?
Thomas Jefferson,
John Adams,
Thomas Paine
Where was Thomas Jefferson during the Constitutional Convention?
serving as a minister in Paris, France
Where was John Adams during the Constitutional Convention?
He was a envoy to England and Holland
Where was Thomas Paine during the Constitutional Convention?
in Europe trying to promote his recently invented design for an iron bridge
Who were 5 key delegates in the Constitutional convention?
George Washington James Madison Benjamin Franklin Gouverneur Morris Alexander Hamilton
What was George Washington’s role in the convention?
he guided the convention as president with a firm hand
What was James Madison’s role in the convention?
he was “Father of the Constitution”
What was Benjamin Franklin’s role in the convention?
he was Senior statesman of the convention
was a conciliator during heatedd debates
What was Gouverneur Morris’s role in the convention?
was a gifted writer and was credited for most of the actual language in the Constitution
What was Alexander Hamilton’s role in the convention?
admired the Britiish system of government and was the convention’s most passionate advocate of a strong central government
his desire for a single chief executive came close to a wish for a monarchy
What delayed the many of the delegates from coming to the convention?
spring rains and muddy roads
