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21 Cards in this Set
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A powerful speaker and writer, he wrote the final draft of the Constitution. |
Governeur Morris |
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A New York lawyer. In September 1786, he proposed calling a convention in Philadelphia to discuss trade issues |
Alexander Hamilton |
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He is often called the Father of the Constitution because he was the basic plan of government that the Convention adopted. |
James Madison |
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The freeing of some enslaved persons. |
Manumission |
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A farmer and a war veteran, he led more than 1,000 farmers toward the federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts, to seize arms and ammunition. |
Daniel Shays |
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A period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment. |
Depression |
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Money |
Currency |
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Enough to satisfy a particular requirement. |
Adequate |
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To be the same as or corresponding to. |
Proportional |
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To govern by rules or laws |
Regulate |
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An imposed tax required to pay off a country, region, or districts’ loan or debt. |
Levy |
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Agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants. |
Compromise |
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To take part in something others are doing. |
Participate |
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A Connecticut man who suggested what came to be known as the Great Compromise. |
Roger Sherman |
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A Virginian who was a keen supporter of a strong national government. He had served in the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia. |
Edmund Randolph |
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What caused Shays’ Rebellion? |
Farmers were angry about their raising debt. |
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What convinced George Washington to attend the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia? |
Shays’ Rebellion |
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The New Jersey Plan provided for the power to: |
Levy taxes, regulate trade, and elect a weak executive branch. |
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The depression after the Revolutionary War was caused by: |
Depression of currency, a reduction in trade, and the inability of congress to raise taxes. |
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After the American Revolution l, most Northern states: |
Took steps to eliminate slavery. |
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The Virginia Plan called for: |
Proportional representation. |
