Origins of the Constitution Flashcards
when were the ‘Articles of Confederation’ drawn up by the 13 original states
1781
what principle did the 1781 ‘Articles of Confederation’ establish
Confederacy
Confederacy is described as a league of what between the independent states
“Friendship”
what is absent in a Confederacy
A national Government
following the Articles of Confederacy, A national Government was created but it was Notoriously what
Feeble and Weak
Give an example of the leaders of the Revolutionary War
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
what did the leaders of the revolutionary war believe about Governemt
Strong National Government was Essential
when was the Philadelphia Convention
May 1787
what was the main Objective of the Philadelphia Convention
to strengthen the Articles of Confederation
when did the Attendees of the Philadelphia convention scrap the articles of Confederation and instead made a New constitution
September 1787
the men who created the New constitution in september 1787 are now commonly known as what
the Founding Fathers
Name the Founding Fathers
Washington,Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton,Madison, John Jay and John adams
when was the US constitution ratified
between 1787 and 1790
when all the 13 colonies ratified the new constitution, what did this Create
the USA
how many Articles did the US constitution originally have
7 Articles
