Forming a Government

This was our first governnment

These people were FOR the creation of the Constitution.

Which of these founding fathers signed the Constitution?

These people were AGAINST the creation of the Constitution

The Convention created a system to keep anyone from gaining too much power

This plan asked that state's representatives be based on their population.

The Great Compromise combined the...

This level of government could create courts and maintain an army.

This level of government could make treaties, declare war, and settle disputes between states

States printing too much paper money caused...

This plan called for an equal number of representatives for each state.

A tax that one country puts on another on imports and exports

Popular Sovereignty means...

The U.S. had major trade problems with these two nations

When counting population, slaves would count as...

This rebellion of farmers led to the American government reconsidering it's weak Federal Govt.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Many states refused to ratify the Constitution unless...

The Philadelphia Convention was originally called to...