Chapter 7 - A More Perfect Union
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| The ______________ called for a legislature made up of a single house | New Jersey Plan
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| The __________________ meant that 3 out of 5 slaves accounted for part of a state's population. | Three-Fifths Compromise
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| The presence of _____________________ guaranteed public trust in the Constitutional Convention. | George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
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| After hearing about ____________ Rebellion, Washington agreed to meet to discuss the Articles of Confederation. | Shays's
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| The United States went through an economic depression ________________. | after the Revolutionary War
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| Americans (were ready/were not ready) to concentrate power in the hands of a single ruler. | were not ready
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| By the end of 1776, (all/not all) states had written their constitutions. | not all
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| Under the Articles of Confederation, central government could carry out _____________. | foreign affairs
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| Slavery was a major source of labor in the ___________. | South
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| After the American Revolution, most states allowed only ________ who were at least 21 years old to vote. | white men
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| In order to amend the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to approve? | 13
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| Which law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West? | Northwest Ordinance
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| Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to | issue currency
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| Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved | the Great Compromise
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| Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work toward a new national government based on the | Virginia Plan
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| The American Revolution brought into focus the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and | the practice of slavery
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| Shays Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not take away | farmer's land
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| One major weakness of the confederation was that it could not | tax
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| What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River? | Northwest Territory
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| The Americans formed a republic, a government in which citizens rule through | elected representatives
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| The states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the | governor
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| The Northwest Ordinance included a Bill of Rights for the Northwest Territory, which promised | trial by jury
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| How many states were needed to agree in order ot create a new law? | 9
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| Shays Rebellion demonstrated the | weakness of the Articles of Confederation
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| What difficulty did the Confederation have with the government of Spain? | Spain closed the lower Mississippi to American shipping
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| Two separate lawmaking chambers | bicameral
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| Law | ordinance
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| He proposed a tax on imported goods | Robert Morris
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| Settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands | compromise
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| He camp up with the Great Compromise | Roger Sherman
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| He called together the Constitutional Convention | Alexander Hamilton
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| To fall in value | depreciate
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| Farmer who lead a rebellion against Congress | Daniel Shays
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| City where Constitutional Convention was held | Philadelphia
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| Government in which people rule through elected representatives | republic
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| List some weaknesses which made people begin to realize that they needed a strong central government: | the government needed money to pay debts - couldn't tax;
government was too weak to handle Shays's Rebellion made up of farmers;
government couldn't draft - had a weak army;
relationship with foreign powers was bad
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