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Stack #123899
Ikeno G8 Ch 7 Stack #123899
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Powers of the Confederation Congress | borrow and coin money, raise an army, control western lands |
| What event prompted attempts to strengthen the government and embarrassed American leaders? | Shay's Rebellion |
| The writers of the Constitution agreed to do these things? | balance of power among government branches, separation of powers among government branches, division of power between federal and state governments |
| Writers of the Federalist Papers | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison |
| What could the Confederation Congress not do? | Levy (charge) taxes |
| What state was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation | Virginia |
| Most important legislation passed by the Confederation Congress? | The western lands |
| What two plans made the Great Compromise | Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan |
| What was another name for the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan | Large State Plan and Small State Plan |
| Land area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River | Northwest Territory |
| The system stated in the Constitution of how we elect our president | electoral college |
| Those who opposed the acceptance of the Constitution | Anti-Federalists |
| Those who favored the acceptance of the Constitution | Federalists |
| Type of government created by the Constitution | republic |
| Treaty maker that negotiated with Spain | John Jay |
| A six-mile square area of surveyed land | a township |
| The compromise that settled counting of slaves for taxing and representation | 3/5 compromise |
| City delegates met in to write a new Constitution | Philadelphia |
| Building delegates met in to write a new Constitution | Independence Hall |
| Chairman of the Constitutional Convention | George Washington |
| Counting of the population | census |
| Charge of imported goods | tariff |
| formal approval | ratification |
| freedom to stockpile goods temporarily at the foreign location | right of deposit |
| money paid to protect ships from harassment | tribute |
| list of personal and civil rights and freedoms of every citizen | Bill of Rights |
| selling and surveying of western lands | Northwest Ordinance of 1785 |
| A law that allowed new states to come into the Union | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| A document that attempted to persuade states to ratify the Constitution | The Federalist Papers |
| A plan that created a legislative body that governed the nation | Articles of Confederation |
| Money paid to protect ships from harassment | tribute |
| This event happened because of discontent with heavy taxes | Shay's Rebellion |
| The purpose of the Constitutional Convention | To write a new plan of government called the Constitution |
| List reasons for keeping the activities of the Constitutional Convention a secret | Freedom to speak their minds, and change their minds, without fear of public criticism t |
| How many states were required to ratify the Constitution | Nine states |
| Northwest Ordinance included a mini bill of rights. What were two rights? | Freedom of religion, no slavery |
| During the Confederation period, who printed their own money? | The states |
| First meeting of American leaders to redesign a plan of government | Mount Vernon |
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