US 2nd nine week Review

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Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation: No power to enforce laws, No executive branch, No judicial branch. How did these weaknesses impact the writing of the Constitution?

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The Founding Fathers created a government with three branches.

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Anti-Federalists were in favor of:

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States Rights and the protection of individual rights.

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Wanted to strengthen the authority of the Federal government.

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Federalist

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The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were trying to answer the question... How should states be represented in Congress?

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How should states be represented in Congress?

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The most difficult question facing the delegates at the Constitutional Convention was.....

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how strong the national government should be

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An agreement that Congress should be composed of a Senate, with States represented equally, and a House, with representation based on a State’s population...

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Great Compromise

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How did the British reaction to the colonists’ protests change over time from the Stamp Act (1765) to the Intolerable Acts (1774)?

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The British reacted more harshly to the colonists' protests.

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What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

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Boycott British goods

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The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

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detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.

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Which of the following was a complaint against the King?
Suspended trial by jury in many cases, He forced colonists to move back to England, He let the rich people not pay taxes, He had too much representation for the colonists

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Suspended trial by jury in many cases