Chapter 7

Question 1

the early years are often called

Answer 1

“the critical period of AMerican history”

Question 2

the two colonies that used the colonial charters instead of drawing up a whole new Constitution

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Rhode Island
Connecticut

Question 3

colony that set the precedent of submitting the constitution to the people for ratification

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Massachusetts

Question 4

led the committee that planned the Articles of Confederation

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John Dickinson

Question 5

the Articles set up a ________________ form of government, or as the Articles stated, “a firm league of friendship”

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confederacy

Question 6

the weaknesses of the Articles

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1. at least nine states had to approve a measure before it could be passed by Congress
2. the central government had no executive or judicial branches
3. Congress lacked the power to tax and to perform other essential duties

Question 7

the area bounded by the Ohio, the Mississippi, and the Great Lakes was called the

Answer 7

Northwest Territory

Question 8

provided for the entire Northwest Territory to be surveyed and divided into townships

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Land Ordinance of 1785

Question 9

provided for the gradual development of self-government

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 10

the Northwest Territory could not be divided into less than _______ or more than __________ states

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3

5

Question 11

seizure of property for nonpayment of debts

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foreclosure

Question 12

a former military officer who forced several courts in western Massachusetts to close down in order to prevent further foreclosures

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Daniel Shays

Question 13

“critical period”

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1781-1789

Question 14

urged the Annapolis Convention to call upon all the states to send delegates

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James Madison
Alexander Hamilton

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America’s most distinguished assembly

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Constitutional Convention

Question 16

number of delegates in attendance of Constitutional Convention

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55

Question 17

two most famous Americans in attendance of the Constitutional Convention

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Washington
Franklin

Question 18

Father of the Constitution

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James Madison

Question 19

the youngest delegate of the Convention

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Jonathon Dayton

Question 20

year of the Constitutional Convention

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1787

Question 21

the bold decision to put aside the Articles and draft a brand new Constitution

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Great Decision

Question 22

one of the most debated issues at the convention

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representation in Congress

Question 23

proposed the Virginia plan

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Edmund Randolph

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the plan which called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on population

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Virginia Plan

Question 25

proposed the New Jersey plan

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William Paterson

Question 26

called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states

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New Jersey plan

Question 27

the plan that set up two houses (Senate and House of Representatives) that had one based on population and the other based on equality for all states

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Connecticut Compromise
aka GREAT COMPROMISE

Question 28

how much of the slave population was counted for both taxation and representation

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3/5

Question 29

the northern states wanted the national government to tightly regulate commerce and to levy

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tarriffs

Question 30

the regulations put in place by the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

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1. could not levy export tariffs
2. could not regulate slave trade until 1808

Question 31

those who wanted the new Constitution adopted

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Federalists

Question 32

Those who opposed the Constitution

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Anti- Federalists

Question 33

first state to ratify

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Delaware

Question 34

ratified in 1788

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Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire

Question 35

the first President by unanimous vote

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Washington

Question 36

Rhode Island ratified the Constitution in

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1790