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21 Cards in this Set
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What was the government in America run under that ended up being a huge disaster?
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Articles of Confederation
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What needed to be created because the Articles of Confederation were so horrible?
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U.S. Constitution
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Where was the main action for the Regulatory Movement?
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Carolinas
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Where were the Paxton Boys from?
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Pennsylvania
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When did Massachusetts establish a state constitution?
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1780
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Who did the militia side with during the economic crisis?
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Farmers
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When was the Shay Rebellion?
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1786
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Who led the Shay Rebellion?
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Daniel Shay
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What was the act called that allowed authorities to arrest rebels without a trial?
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Riot Act
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Who eventually calmed down Shay's Rebellion?
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General Benjamin Lincoln
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Who thought that a little rebellion was good while he was safely in Paris?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who created the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
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George Mason
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When was the Virginia Declaration of Rights made?
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1776
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What did George Mason refuse to sign?
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U.S. Constitution
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When did the Constitutional Convention meet?
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May 25, 1787
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What was the one state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
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Rhode Island
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Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
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Independence Hall, Philidelphia
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Who and how much was the oldest delegate?
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Benjamin Franklin, 81
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Who and how much was the youngest delegate?
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Johnathan Dayton, 27
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Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
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George Washington
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Who had been president while the Articles of Confederation were still in play?
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John Hanson
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