Articles & Constitutional Convention

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Under the Articles of Confederation, which group had the most power?

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state governments

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What caused Shays' Rebellion?

• Land in the Northwest territory was sold.
• Cruel treatment of enslaved people.
• Farmers were angry about their rising debt.
• Abolitionists demanded an end to slavery.

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Farmers were angry about their rising debt.

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The Virginia Plan wanted a states' representation to be based upon their

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population

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The sharing of power between the federal and state governments is called

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Federalism

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Why did the ordinances of 1785 and 1787 provide public lands and funds for schools?

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A successful republican government needed educated citizens.

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The Great Compromise resolved the problem of:
- slavery in the states
- adding a Bill of Rights
- Ratifying the new Constitution
- How representation would be determined in Congress

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How representation would be determined in Congress

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Which of the following is a series of essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay supporting the Constitution? Common Sense, Federalist Papers, Preamble, Bill of Rights

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Federalist Papers

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Why did the Antifederalists oppose ratifying the Constitution?

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that without a Bill of Rights individual freedom would not be protected.

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What compromise settled the issue of counting slaves towards a states' population?

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Three-fifths compromise