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Creating a New Government (1781-1789)
Game Code: 700120
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Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Branches of Government, Constitution, Bill of Rights
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How did many people feel about the Articles of Confederation?
It created a weak government.
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(True or False) The Articles of Confederation lacked many important powers. One of these powers is that it was unable to collect taxes.
True
10
Why did the colonists create a weak national government?
They were afraid of being ruled by another cruel ruler.
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Because the farmers were losing their farms due to lack of money and high debts, they led which rebellion?
Shays' Rebellion
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After hundreds of farmers led a rebelled against the government, many American began demanding a (weaker/stronger) central government.
stronger
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During the Constitutional Convention, several states wanted to add what to the Constitution?
add a Bill of Rights
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James Madison earned which nickname?
Father of the Constitution
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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.
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Which Compromise divided Congress into the the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The Great Compromise
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What did the Three-Fifths Compromise allow the Southern states to do?
It allowed them to count the slave population.
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Was Alexander Hamilton a Federalist or Anti-Federalist?
Federalists
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Which paper was written to convince the people of New York and other states to ratify the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
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(True or False) The Anti-Federalists wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
True
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"We the people of the United States..." is an agreement between the government and the _______?
people
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"...blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity..." What does the word "posterity" mean?
the future generations
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How many states needed to approve the Constitution in order for it to be ratified?
9 out of 13 states
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