The Constitutional Convention

Question 0

The list of delegates:___,___,__,__,__

Answer 0

George Washington, James Madison, Ben Franklin, George Manson, Roger Sherman.

Question 1

__ Delegates from 12 states(__ chose not to participate) had arrived in Philadelphia to begin work on revising the government of the United States.

Answer 1

55

Rhode Island

Question 2

Federalists

• support came from coastal and__ areas and from the __ class.
• they favored a __ to maintain peace and stability strengthening union in many ways that the__ could not.

Answer 2

Urban, upper, strong central government, articles of Confederation

Question 3

__ Peppers: print out the in adequacy’s of the AOC. The underlying premise of their argument was that because man is corruptible, he cannot always be trusted to come on himself

Answer 3

Federalist

Question 4

Anti-Federalist

• support came from mainly backcountry and __ areas, and debtors.
• opposed a ___… Guarantee protection of individual rights.
• they believed the Constitution subordinated__ rights.

Answer 4

Rural, strong central government, state rights

Question 5

There were many disagreements.

• bankers vs.debtors
• northern vs. southern economic interests.
• conflicts between states over western land ownership.
• __ vs __ states.
• supporters a strong central government versus supporters of individual and state rights
• those democratic ideals versus aristocratic leanings.
• slave states versus __ states.

Answer 5

Large,small, non-slave

Question 6

Commerce compromise

• The south agreed to federal control over foreign and interstate trade.
• The importation of slaves to be permitted for__years.
• The federal government was given authority to collect __ taxes, but there’d be no duties on __.

Answer 6

20,import,export

Question 7

The great compromise

• the state’s representation in the _ of_ was to be based on population.
• The states representation in the __ would be equal .(2 each)
• all money would originate in the __
• direct taxes and states were to be assessed according to population

Answer 7

House of representatives, Senate, population

Question 8

The __ compromise (counting slaves for representation in congress)

• 3/5 I Westates slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation.
• The fugitive__ Law required that runaway slaves who escape to a free state must be returned their owners

Answer 8

Three-fifths

Slave