SS.7.CG.1.10

Use the information in the box to answer the question.
Who are the speakers and what are they afraid of?

• Patriots; ineffective government
• Federalists; the loss of liberty
• Antifederalists; a strong national government
• Loyalists; the loss of property rights

The statement below appeared in a 1787 essay by James Winthrop.

"It is impossible for one code of laws to suit Georgia and Massachusetts"

What does this statement reflect?

• Federalist views

• Anti-Federalist views

• a cause of Shay's Rebellion

• a cause of the Great Compromise

What was the Anti-Federalists’ greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?

• The lack of a federal court system

• The lack of legislative veto power

• The lack of a strong military

• The lack of a bill of rights

The Federalist Papers were a series of newspaper articles published in 1787 and 1788 to win support for the

• right of the colonies to rebel against Great Britain
• right of a state to secede from the Union
• ratification of the United States Constitution
• construction of an interstate canal system

This Federalist is known as the "Father of the Constitution".

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• James Madison

Federalists believed that the Articles of Confederation were a ________ and set up a ________ National Government.

• Success, Strong.

• Success, Weak.

• Failure, Weak.

• Failure, Strong.

Who would say: I believe that laws should come from a Centralized government.

• Federalist
• Anti-federalist

In the beginning, Anti-Federalists were against:

• ratifying the Constitution

• giving people more rights

• strong state governments

• amending the Articles of Confederation

Which group supported the ratification of the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Patriots

• Loyalists

What was the meeting called where delegates met to revise the Articles of Confederation?

• Constitutional Convention

• First Continental Congress

• Shay's Rebellion

• Second Continental Congress