2. Chapter 4 “A New Nation” Ms. Monteiro

3. 100 200 400 300 400 Articles of Confederation The New Nation Faces Challenges Creating the Constitution Grab bag 300 200 400 200 100 500 100 200 300 400 Ratifying the Constitution 100 500

4. Row 1, Col 1 What did Congress have to do under the Articles of Confederation in order to get money to run the government? Ask each individual state, which could refuse

5. Row 1, Col 1 What statute gave the idea of religious freedom, which is a part of our Constitution today? Jefferson’s Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

6. 2,1 What was the name of the first constitution of the United States? Articles of Confederation

7. 3,1 What was the English document that limited the power of King John in 1215? Magna Carta

8. 4,1 Which state refused to ratify the Articles of Confederation until other states gave up their western land claims? Maryland

9. 1,2 What was the incident, that showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, in which farmers were upset over taxes that they could not pay? Shays’ Rebellion

10. 2,2 What is the economic term which means that prices are going up and the value of money is going down? Inflation

11. 3,2 Name for taxes on imports or exports Tariffs

12. 4,2 Trade between two or more states Interstate Commerce

13. 5,2 Period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment Depresssion

14. 1,3 How many branches of government are there according to the U.S. Constitution? Three Branches

15. 3,3 What problem did the Great Compromise solve? How to represent the large and small states in Congress

16. 1,3 What compromise was made concerning the slave trade? It would not be ended for 20 years

17. 4,3 What keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful? Checks and Balances

18. 5,3 What is the name of the compromise that solved how slaves would be counted as part of the population? Three-Fifths Compromise

19. 1,4 Name for people who supported the Constitution Federalists

20. 2,4 Well known Federalist who wrote some of the federalist papers Alexander Hamilton

21. 3,4 What were the essays that were written in support of ratifying (approving) the Constitution? Federalist Papers

22. 4,4 10 amendments intended to protect citizens’ rights Bill of Rights

23. 5,4 What were people called who were against the new Constitution because they didn’t want a government that was too strong? Anti-Federalists

24. 4,4 What was the first document in the colonies to establish guidelines for self-government? Mayflower Compact

25. 4,4 Who contributed the idea of separating the power in a government so that a person or group could not get too much power? Baron de Montesquieu

26. 4,4 Who was the man who contributed the idea that there is a social contract between rulers and the people that they rule? John Locke

27. 4,4 What were the two branches of government that did not exist under the Articles of Confederation? Executive and Judicial Branches

28. 4,4 Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution? James Madison