Chapter 8 Part 2

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Form new government

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Magna Carta and english bill of rights

Question 3

What ideas inspired by John Locke influenced American government

Answer 3

Social contract

Question 4

What was the first national constitution of the United States

Answer 4

Articles of confederation

Question 5

Who was in charge under the articles of confederation

Answer 5

Confederation congress

Question 6

Under the articles what did the government not have

Answer 6

President or court system

Question 7

How was the power of the confederation congress limited

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What did the land ordinance of 1785 do?

Answer 8

Set up a system for surveying and dividing the public territory

Question 9

What did the Northwest ordinance of 1787 do

Answer 9

It brought new states into the union

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Viewed as weak and people took advantage of them

Question 11

Why did the us have economic problems under the articles

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What happened during shays rebellion

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

It revealed the weakness of our government and needed change

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Who was considered the most important delegate of the convention

Answer 15

James Madison

Question 16

Who was the president of the convention

Answer 16

George Washington

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Virginia plan
Edmond Randolph presented
James Madison wrote

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Also by population so larger states would always have more representatives

Question 19

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

Answer 19

New Jersey plan

William Paterson

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Each state would have an equal amount of representatives

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What did the three - fifths compromise do

Answer 22

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

Question 23

List the 3 branches of government and their purposes

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Federalists (were for)

and anti federalists

Question 25

List 3 leaders of the federalists

Answer 25

James Madison
George Washington
Benjamin franklin

Question 26

3 leaders of anti federalists

Answer 26

Richard Henry lee
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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

Alexander Hamilton James Madison John jay

Question 28

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

Answer 28

9

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Bill of rights