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13 Cards in this Set
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George Washington felt that the _______ needed to be strengthened.
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Articles of Confederation
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The main point of the Articles of Confederation was to protect the rights of each ______.
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Individual State
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Based on the idea from Thomas Jefferson, Congress passed what two important legislations.
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Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Who was upset with how the farmers were treated and rebelled, leading to was was called _____.
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Daniel Shays - Shays Rebellion
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In May of 1787, fifty five delegates ( from all states except ___) met in Philadelphia. This group became known as the _____ _______.
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Rhode Island - Constitutional Convention
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James Madison became known as the ______ and felt that America needed a completely new form of government.
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Father of the Constitution
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The ________ proposed government representation be based on the population of each state; giving larger states more power over smaller states.
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Virginia Plan
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The ________ suggested that each state have equal representation; one vote per state.
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New Jersey Plan
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The Great Compromise divided the power into two houses. The lower house, The ________ had its members elected based on state population and the upper house, The ______ offered equal representation for each state, no matter the size - two members per state.
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House of Representatives - Senate
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The ______ allowed for slaves to be counted as members of the population even though they where considered property and not people.
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3/5th Compromise
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It was decided that the president would be elected by an ____.
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Electoral Collage
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The 9th state to ratify the Constitution was _____.
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New Hampshire
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The ________ was added to the Constitution to assure that all things that Americans believed to be fundamental rights, were protected.
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Bill of Rights
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