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The most important legislation passed by the Confederation Congress was about what?
the northwestern territories
What was one important power the Confederation Congress did NOT have?
power to tax
What governed the colonies during the War for Independence?
The Continental Congress
What state was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
Virginia
What is the term for the right to vote?
suffrage
What is the function of the judicial branch?
to interpret the laws
What compromise came from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Great Compromise
What is the first paragraph of the Constitution?
the Preamble
Who was the chairman of the Constitution?
George Washington
What system did the Constitution devise to elect a President?
the electoral college
What is the type of government that was created by the Constitution?
a republic
What was the name of those who opposed the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
What was the name of those who favored the Constitution?
Federalists
Who was sent to make a treaty with Spain about the right of deposit?
John Jay
What compromise settled the issue of counting slaves for representation?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
What city and building was the new Constitution written in?
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
What were the guarantees of freedom that were added to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What ordinance organized western land sales?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1785
What ordinance showed how to add a state to the Union?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What was written to persuade state to ratify the Constitution?
The Federalists Papers
What was the one branch of government created by the Articles of Confederation?
the legislative branch
What is a count of the population?
census
What is a charge on imported goods?
tariff
What is the giving of formal approval to certain documents?
ratification
What is the freedom to stockpile goods temporarily at foreign location?
right of deposit
What is a section of land six miles square?
township
What is the "supreme law of the land"?
the Constitution
What ordinance outlawed slavery in the western territories?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What state did not send a representative to the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island
In the Confederation, who had more power? States or national government?
states
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
to revise the Articles of Confederation
What rebellion grew out of discontent with heavy taxes?
Shays's Rebellion