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Creating government
Creating a government for the united states!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What happened between 1781-1789? | The states were loosely held together by a weak central government under a constitution named The Articles of Confederation. |
| what happened in the summer of 1787? | Group of 55 men representing all the states except Rhode island met in Philadelphia to change the Articles of Confederation. |
| Who was the chairmen of the constitutional convention? | George Washington. |
| Who is the " Father of the Constitution" | James Madison. |
| Who said, " I smell a rat"? | Patrick Henery |
| What is the Constitution sometimes called? | bundle of compromises. |
| Small states wanted what to happen with the states and how many Representatives they get? | The small states wanted all states to have the same number of representatives. |
| Large states wanted what to happen with the states and how many Representatives they get? | Large states thought they should have more representatives then then the small states. |
| Slavery was not important to _____________ states. | Northern |
| Slavery seemed necessary to the _____________ states. | Southern |
| What was the argument about the 3/5 compromise not doing. | Importing slaves into the counry. |
| Study the great compromise and the 3/5 compromise. | =) |