Constitutional Convention

Lead a group to rebel over owed back pay in Massachusetts

• Daniel Shays

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

What did Shay's Rebellion show?

• that Articles were too strong and created a dictatorship

• that Articles were too weak and a new government is needed

• That the states had no power over the people

• That the Articles were a perfect fit for a new nation

What city was the Constitutional Convention held in?

• St. Louis

• Washington D.C.

• New York

• Philadelphia

Elected president of the Constitutional Convention

• Jefferson

• Washington

• Franklin

• Hamilton

Called the “Father of the Constitution”

Wrote the Virginia Plan

• Madison

• Franklin

• Washington

• Shays

Supported a strong central government

Wrote most of the Federalists Papers calling for ratificaiton

• Washington

• Jay

• Hamilton

• Madison

Oldest delegate at the Convention

Argued for the abolition of slavery

• Washington

• Franklin

• Hamilton

• Jay

Refused to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added

Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Franklin

• Hamilton

• Mason

• Monroe

Plan that based representation in Congress on each state’s population.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• New York Plan

• Missouri Plan

Plan where representation in Congress is equal for all states.

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• New York Plan