New Government Debate and Compromises Revolutionary War Independence First Gov’t

-Where was the Constitutional Convention? Row Question

-Philadelphia Row Answer

-Name the government proposed by James Madison at the Convention and it called for a three branch government with a legislature based on population. Row Question

-Virginia Plan Row Answer

-This is the plan presented by William Patterson that called for a legislature based on state equality and a group executive power. Row Question

-New Jersey Plan Row Answer

-Name the agreement made at the Convention of 1787 that created a two house legislature with one house based on population and the other based on state equality. Row Question

-Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise Row Answer

-Name the compromise that said slaves would count as 3/5 a person for the census to determine the population of each state. Row Question

-3/5 Compromise Row Answer

-The Slave Trade Compromise said that this type of trade would never be taxed? Row Question

-exports Row Answer

-Name the political group who supported the passage of the new Constitution and its stronger government. Row Question

-Federalists Row Answer

Row Question -What political group opposed the new Constitution and thought it lacked a specific list of people’s rights.

-Anti-Federalists Row Answer

Row Question -These were newspaper articles written in support of the new Constitution?

-Federalist Papers Row Answer

-This was the set of Amendments that were proposed at the request of Anti-Federalists to guarantee certain basic rights to the people. Row Question

-Bill of Rights Row Answer

-This was the turning point battle of the Revolutionary war? Row Question

-Saratoga Row Answer

-Who joined the colonial side after the turning point battle? Row Question

-France Row Answer

-Name the place where Washington’s army nearly froze in the winter of ? Row Question

-Valley Forge Row Answer

-Name the British general who surrendered to Washington at the war’s end? Row Question

-Cornwallis Row Answer

-This was the last battle of the war? Row Question

-Yorktown Row Answer

-Name the first national government of the nation? Row Question

-Articles of Confederation Row Answer

-How many votes did each state cast? Row Question

-one Row Answer

-Name the law that created an efficient system of selling new lands in the west to settlers? Row Question

-Land Ordinance of 1785 Row Answer

-Name the law that created the process of statehood? Row Question

-NW Ordinance of 1787 Row Answer

-Name the rebellion over taxation that occurred in 1786 that led to a convention of states? Row Question

-Shay’s Rebellion Row Answer

-Who was asked to write the main portion of the Declaration? Row Question

-Thomas Jefferson Row Answer

-When was the Declaration finally issued? Row Question

-July Row Answer

-What philosopher’s ideas are very prominent in the Declaration? Row Question

-John Locke Row Answer

-The main body of the Declaration contains a list of grievances against whom? Row Question

-King George Row Answer

-Loyalists were also known as? Row Question

-Tories Row Answer