Share Creating a New Government (1781-1789)
Save to Folder
How did many people feel about the Articles of Confederation?
It created a weak government.
(True or False) The Articles of Confederation lacked many important powers. One of these powers is that it was unable to collect taxes.
True
Why did the colonists create a weak national government?
They were afraid of being ruled by another cruel ruler.
Because the farmers were losing their farms due to lack of money and high debts, they led which rebellion?
Shays' Rebellion
After hundreds of farmers led a rebelled against the government, many American began demanding a (weaker/stronger) central government.
stronger
During the Constitutional Convention, several states wanted to add what to the Constitution?
add a Bill of Rights
James Madison earned which nickname?
Father of the Constitution
Many debates took place during the Constitutional Convention. One of the biggest problems debated was _____?
how to divide power between the states and national government.
Which Compromise divided Congress into the the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The Great Compromise
What did the Three-Fifths Compromise allow the Southern states to do?
It allowed them to count the slave population.
Was Alexander Hamilton a Federalist or Anti-Federalist?
Federalists
Which paper was written to convince the people of New York and other states to ratify the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
(True or False) The Anti-Federalists wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
True
"We the people of the United States..." is an agreement between the government and the _______?
people
"...blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity..." What does the word "posterity" mean?
the future generations
How many states needed to approve the Constitution in order for it to be ratified?
9 out of 13 states
