7.2

Front 1

Articles of Confederation

Back 1

1. America's first constitution that provided first central government under which the states keep their power

2. Congress had the authority to conduct foreign affairs, maintained arm forces, borrow money and issue currency

3.did not have the power to regulate trade, force citizens to join the army,or impose taxes.

Front 2

depression

Back 2

1. the economy ran short on currency

Front 3

Shays Rebelión

Back 3

1. Daniel Shay was the Leader of the Rebellion

2. He lead more than a thousand Farmers

3. the government were taking there land when they didn't have the money to pay there debts.

4. They worried that the government could not control unrest or prevent violence.

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Virginia plan

Back 4

1. Edmund Randolph wrote this plan

2.He wanted to create a strong national government that called for a 2 house legislature , a chef executive officer chosen by legislature and a court system. Both houses would be correspond ing in size.

3. They wouldn't have as many people in the house because they would't have the population

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New Jersey Plan

Back 5

1. William Paterson wrote this document.

2. It would have a one house Legislature with one vote for each state, and congress could set taxes and regulate trade. would elect weak executive branch

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constitutional convention

Back 6

1. it was called to discuss trade issue

2. He heard about Shay's Rebellion

3. There had to be a majority of the states to complete a vote

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Amend

Back 7

1. This means to Improve

Front 8

3/5 compromise

Back 8

1. It was to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a free person for both taxation and representation

2. To gain delegates in the house of representatives

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Great Compromise

Back 9

a two house legislature , in the lower house the house of representatives the number of seats of each state would vary based on the states population. In the upper house the senate each state would have two members.