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What was the next stop for America after gaining their independence from Britain?

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Form new government

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2
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List the two sources of english law that inspired government in America

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Magna Carta and english bill of rights

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3
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What ideas inspired by John Locke influenced American government

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Social contract

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4
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What was the first national constitution of the United States

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Articles of confederation

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Who was in charge under the articles of confederation

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Confederation congress

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Under the articles what did the government not have

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President or court system

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How was the power of the confederation congress limited

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Because they could not force the states to provide money or troops

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What did the land ordinance of 1785 do?

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Set up a system for surveying and dividing the public territory

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What did the Northwest ordinance of 1787 do

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It brought new states into the union

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How did other nations view the United States under the articles of confederation

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Viewed as weak and people took advantage of them

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Why did the us have economic problems under the articles

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Didn’t have power to create a army to enforce

Started taking land from farmers

They all could print money and it wasn’t worth anything

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What happened during shays rebellion

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Farmers got mad and started a rebellion because the government was taking their land

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Why was shays rebellion significant to our government and to the history of America

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It revealed the weakness of our government and needed change

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Where did the constitutional convention take place and for what purposes was the convention meeting

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In Philadelphia statehouse and they had this meeting so they could change the articles of confederation

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Who was considered the most important delegate of the convention

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James Madison

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Who was the president of the convention

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George Washington

17
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Which plan of government favored the larger states? Who presented the plan? Who wrote most of the plan?

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Virginia plan
Edmond Randolph presented
James Madison wrote

18
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How would representatives in the legislature be chosen in the large state plan

A

Also by population so larger states would always have more representatives

19
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Which plan of government favored smaller states? Who presented the plan?

A

New Jersey plan

William Paterson

20
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How would representatives in the legislature be chosen in the small states

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Each state would have an equal amount of representatives

21
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How did the convention combine the two plans in the great compromise

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They agreed in that both sides give up some demands and it was a 2 house legislature one on population and other as representation

22
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What did the three - fifths compromise do

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Southern states wanted slaves to be part of their populations so they decided to count 3/5 of slaves as population

23
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List the 3 branches of government and their purposes

A

Judicial-interpret the law and punish people
Executive-enforces the law
Legislative-passing laws

24
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Which group of people opposed the constitution? Which group was for the constitution

A

Federalists (were for)

and anti federalists

25
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List 3 leaders of the federalists

A

James Madison
George Washington
Benjamin franklin

26
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3 leaders of anti federalists

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Richard Henry lee
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry

27
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What were the federalist papers? Who were the 3 people who wrote them

A

Essays that defended the constitution and tried to reassure Americans that states would not be over powered

Alexander Hamilton James Madison John jay

28
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How many states had to ratify the constitution for to become official

A

9

29
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What did some states demand the constitution have before they would ratify it

A

Bill of rights

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