CH 8 Creating the Constitution

states would have too much power

rights for which people fought would be lost

another war would occur between Great Britain and America

laws would be passed to prevent people from settling in new territories

Congress could not declare war.

Congress could not impose taxes.

Congress could not set up a postal system.

Congress could not create an army and navy.

land north and south of the colonies

land of the 13 original colonies

land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes

land between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

Territories eventually became states.

The farmers of Massachusetts rebelled.

George Washington was elected president.

Slavery was expanded in the United States.

It was the beginning of a civil war.

It led to the passage of a new Constitution.

It showed the strength of the Massachusetts militia.

It dramatized the power of the central government.

to write the U.S. Constitution

to end the conflict in Massachusetts

to revise the Articles of Confederation

to rewrite the Declaration of Independence

He wrote the first draft of the Constitution.

He knew more about government than anyone else present.

He was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

He was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention.

how to respond to the interests of foreign countries

how to address the concerns of farmers and ranchers

how to balance the interests of large and small states

how to get agreement between the eastern and western states

a country led by a president

a government led by a powerful few

a parliamentary form of government

a country led by elected representatives

an end to slavery

an elected president

two houses of Congress

three branches of government