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Mr. Belyea
Social Studies Unit 5- Lesson3 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| federalists | people who supported the Constitution |
| federal | related to the national government |
| antifederalists | people who were against the Constitution |
| The Federalists | a group of essays in support of the Constitution |
| amendement | a change or addition to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| what were Nationalist known as | Federalists |
| what did federalist support | they supported the Constitution |
| why did federalist like the Constitution | because it created a strong federal, or national, government |
| what were Antifederalist against | they were against the Constitution |
| why were Antifederalists against the constitution | because they thought it would take power away from the states, that it did not protect the peoples rights, and that the government would pass laws that were not good for all states |
| what did federalists work to do | pass the Constitution |
| what did the federalist write | in 1787 they wrote a group of essays called The Federalist |
| what did the essays called The Federalist argue | it argue against antifederalist point of view |
| what did the federalist promise to add to Constitution | to add a Bill of Rights |
| what are the Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments, or changes, to the Constitution |
| what do the Bill of Rights do | limit the government power, gives certain rights or freedoms to Americans |
| What happened by 1790 | all 13 states accepted the Constitution |
| what was the Constitution an important step in doing | building a fair and strong government |