WE THE PEOPLE

Farmers were made because they could not pay their...

• taxes
• debt

In Maryland, the farmers burned down a _________ to destroy records of debts and unfair taxes.

• courthouse
• church
• prison
• police department

James Madison said "We need to rebuild the republics based on a central government that is ________ than the states."

• stronger
• weaker

Representatives from 13 colonies came together to form the...

• Continental Congress
• Senate
• House of Representatives

Maryland was afraid the big states would get too much...

• taxes
• power
• debt

Southern representatives thought ______ was too important to their economy (money or resources), so they would not get rid of it.

• slavery
• taxes
• debt

There would be ____ branches in the government.

• 3
• 2
• 1

There would be a system of checks and balances that would protect the government from any branch having ______ power.

• too much
• too little

Some states did not believe that _____ should count as people.

• cattle
• babies
• slaves

In September, 1787, the _______ was signed.

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution