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Articles of Confederation –

cede – currency –

Land Ordinance of 1785 –

Northwest Ordinance –

depression –

Shays’ Rebellion –

Constitutional Convention –

Virginia Plan –

legislative branch – branch of government that executive branch – branch of government that judicial branch – branch of government that

New Jersey Plan –

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Great Compromise –

Three-Fifths Compromise –

Founding Fathers –

republic –

dictatorship –

Magna Carta –

English Bill of Rights –

habeas corpus –

separation of powers –

Federalist –

Antifederalists –

The Federalist Papers – amend –

Bill of Rights – grievance – provisions -

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1. Who were the leading delegates to the Constitutional Convention ?

2. List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation… a. b c. d.

3. Complete the Provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. a. b. c. d.

4. The writers of the Constitution got the idea of natural human rights from which country’s traditions ?

Slaves should count when determining Slaves should count a state’s population in deciding a state’s and its number of  Slavery  share of federal taxes representatives

5. How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention settle the issue described above ?

6. How many states had to ratify the Constitution before it could become law ?

7. This list below summarizes some limitations of the national government under which plan?

 No executive branch  No levying of taxes  No regulation of trade  No national court system

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8. List the key issue during the process of ratifying the Constitution.

9. What two examples were learned by the Founding Fathers from the Roman Republic ? a. b.

Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence

King George III has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent (approval) to laws for establishing judiciary powers.

10. What was included in the U.S. Constitution in order to deal with the grievance expressed above ?

11. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail ?

12. Which group demanded the Constitution spell out ways to protect people’s basic rights ?

13. What idea did the writers of the Constitution borrow from the Romans?

14. In 1787, James Madison and other Federalists supported a written plan for a new government. What did this plan call for ?

15. Which British document gave the idea for an American bill of rights ?

16. What were the two main reasons that individual states wrote constitutions ? a. b.

17. Why did Antifederalists object to the Constitution ?

4 of Chapter 7 Review US History Fort Burrows 18. Which group argued that a strong national government could be effective and protect states’ rights ? A Bill of Rights was needed to protect such basic liberties as freedom of speech and religion” 19. Which convention leader would most likely agree with the statement above ?

Congress

House of Representatives Senate •Number of representatives •Two members from each state based on state population

20. The diagram above shows the compromise that helped guarantee the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by…

21. How did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution ?

22. Which Enlightenment writer expressed the idea that the relationship between government and the people it governs is a social contract ?

23. What was the main reason Antifederalist, Patrick Henry, opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution ?

24. List 3 issues that the writers had to compromise on in the Constitution. a. b. c. 25. List the parts of the Great Compromise that were agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention. a. b. c. 26. Describe the Land Ordinance of 1785. a. b.

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27. Under the terms of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, new states admitted to the Union were considered…

28. As a result of Shays’ Rebellion, Americans main goal for calling the Constitutional Convention was to…

29. What did Ben Franklin and James Madison have in common ?

30. List the 2 basic ideas of the 1215 Magna Carta document. a. b.

31. Which Enlightenment writer thought government powers should be clearly defined and divided ?

“ So long as any individual state has the power to defeat the measures of the other twelve, our pretended union is but a name…..” Noah Webster, New England schoolteacher

32. Describe Noah Webster’s position/beliefs when he said the above quotation.

33. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could… a. b. c. d.

34. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could NOT… a. b. c.

6 of Chapter 7 Review US History Fort Burrows 35. Describe what the Constitution meant by “the principle of Federalism” ?

36. Describe the Point-of-View the authors of The Federalist Papers most agree ?

37. What two ways does the Constitution describes propose an amendment ? 1.______2.______

38. Why was the Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone ?

38. Know the Bill of Rights (1st Ten Amendments) Amendment 1 – Freedom of Freedom of Freedom of Freedom of Freedom of Amendment 2 -

Amendment 3 -

Amendment 4 -

Amendment 5 -

Amendment 6 -

Amendment 7 -

Amendment 8 -

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