Articles of Confederation Made by: Brooke Wagner
True or False….? -The Articles of confederation have loose alliance of the states? True
How many states had to vote to pass laws? 9
How many votes did each state have in congress? 1 vote
True or False The congress tax the states to get the money they needed. False the congress could not tax the states
True or False The congress couldn’t force the states to follow the laws. True
True or False It was hard to get the states to agree to anything True
True or False The Congress was very strong. False
»Who was the President of the Convention? George Washington
Who was the oldest candidate in the convention? Benjamin Franklin at 81
Who was known as “The Father of the Constitution”? James Madison
Who were two important members that did not attend because of being foreign ministers in Europe? -John Adams - Thomas Jefferson
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention? To reprise the Articles of Confederation
Eventually what did the members decide to do with the Articles of Confederation? To trash the Articles of Confederation and started from scratch.
What was the date when the Conventional Convention began? May of 1787
Who took very accurate notes the during Constitutional Convention James Madison
What member of the Constitutional Convention was known as the “Peace maker”? Benjamin Franklin
Where was the Constitutional Convention held? Philadelphia, Rhode Island
Was the division of territory in the west a success? Yes