Define Confederation: Define National/Federal/Central Government

Define constitution: Why did the Americans first create a confederation plan of government?

Define confederation:

Define national/federal/central government:

Under the Articles of Confederation, which layer of Why did the Articles of Confederation provide for a government had the most power? (national or state weak central government? governments?)

Describe the weaknesses of the government and how they negatively impacted the US:

Articles of Confederation How many branches of government What powers DID Congress have Under the Articles of Confederation? under the A.O.C.?

Define Northwest Ordinance:

What major powers did Congress NOT have under the A.O.C.?

Why was trade so difficult under the Articles of What did Shays’ Rebellion prove about the Articles Confederation? of Confederation?

Define tariff:

Answer the following about the Constitutional Define legislative branch: Convention: When? Define executive branch: Where?

Why? Define judicial branch:

Who? Define compromise: What?

What role did George Washington play at the Define representative government: Convention?

How were the states represented under the Articles of Confederation? Why did some states disagree?

Constitutional Define Virginia Plan: Convention Define New Jersey Plan:

Which types of states (large or small) supported the Which types of states (large or small) supported the VA Plan? Explain. VA Plan? Explain.

Define Connecticut Plan (Great Compromise): Compare/contrast the structure of the federal government and representation under the A.O.C. with representation under the VA and NJ Plans.

Explain how this plan made all states (large and small) happy:

Why did states disagree over whether or not to count Define Three-Fifths Compromise: slaves in the population?

Which states supported counting slaves? How did this compromise make all states happy?

Define ratify: Did all delegates sign the Constitution? Explain.

Define Bill of Rights:

Constitutional Define federalist: Convention How will the Constitution be ratified?

Define anti-federalist:

Why did the anti-federalists want a Bill of Rights When was the Constitution ratified? added to the Constitution? Navigation Acts (what were they? What as their Proclamation of 1763 (what was it? Why did purpose? How did the colonists view them?) England create it? How did the colonists view it?)

Define Writs of Assistance: Define Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townsend Acts

Restrictive British Explain Policies/ Colonial Define: “No taxation without representation!” Protests Boycott (Why is this such a successful means of protest?)

Non-Importation Agreements

Petition

Committees of Correspondence

Stamp Act Congress (What is it? Why was it Sons of Liberty (Who is it? What is their purpose?) formed? How does it demonstrate unity?)