8th Am. History Ch. 7

What type of government does the United States have?

In 1789 some delegates met in whose home?

The Great Compromise is also called the

Federalists did not support the Constitution.

Reasons for the success of the Constitution

Before and during most of the War for Independence, the colonies were governed by

the giving of formal approval to certain documents

charge on imported goods

Name an economic weakness of the Articles of Confederation included

What did anti-Federalists believe about the Constitution?

What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

The United States owed war debts to

The Articles of the Confederation only had one branch--what was it?

Britain removed all of its troops in the colonies according to the Treaty of Paris.

A primary weakness of the Articles was Congress's lack of authority to enforce the laws it made

The Northwest Ordinances protected slavery in the western lands.

When did the Philadelphia Convention officially start?

Americans treated the Loyalists fairly according to the Treaty of Paris.

The Commerce disputes centered on the need for navigation and tariff laws.

Who was the leader of the rebellion in Massachusetts?

The 9th state to ratify the Constitution was

organized western land sales

Which state was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

guarantees that were added to the Constitution

contained a means of adding new states to the union

Which plan was the large state plan and allowed for representation based on population

How many amendments are in the Constitution?

Shay's Rebellion grew out of discontent regarding

a section of land six miles square

plan that created only a legislative body for governing the nation

Probably the most important legislation passed by the Confederation Congress dealt with

What type of government did the colonies form during the War for Independence?

The drop in trade caused more suffering for farmers than for merchants.

How many Articles are in the constitution?

The Constitution of the United States is

What convention had a meeting and only had 5 states show up?

What was the purpose of the Philadelphia Convention?

Which one was NOT one of the writers of the Federalist Papers

The Articles of the Confederation lacked which branches of government?

Which one of the following men attended theConstitutional Convention?

the freedom to stockpile goods temporarily at a foreign location