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| After the Revolutionary War, American leaders decided that the new nation would be a ______________________________________. | republic |
| Under the Articles of Confederation _______________________ did not have the power to set taxes and enforce national laws. | Congress |
| The _______________________ included land that formed the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota | Northwest Territory |
| Under the ________________________ of 1787, a territory could apply for statehood once its population reached 60,000. | Northwest Ordinance |
| On May 25, 1787, the ________________________ opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Constitutional Convention |
| The ________________________ decided how enslaved people would be counted for the purposes of representation and taxation. | Three-fifths Compromise |
| Under the ________________________, each state would have one vote in Congress. | New Jersey Plan |
| ______________________________ were concerned that the Constitution took away too much power from the states. | Antifederalists |
| ____________________________ such as Alexander Hamilton and James Madison supported the ratification of the Constitution. | Federalists |
| The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the _________________________________________. | Bill of Rights |
| Which three states had no areas in which Antifederalists were in the majority? | Georgia, New Jersey, and Delaware |
| Which state had the largest area in which Antifederalists and Federalists were evenly divided? | Pennsylvania |
| Which state had no evenly divided areas? | North Carolina |
| What power did the Confederation Congress lack that weakened foreign relations? | to regulate foreign trade |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to tax. How did this weaken the national government? | Congress depended on the states for money. |
| Which of the following led the small states to ratify the Articles of Confederation? | The larger states gave up their claims to Western lands. |
| A key factor leading to the call for a Constitutional Convention was | the desire to amend the Articles of Confederation to create trade laws. |
| Delegates at the Constitutional Convention compromised on the issue of the slave trade by | agreeing that Congress could not ban the slave trade until 1808 |
| Which of the following called for a legislature in which all states have a single vote in one house and representation based on state population in the other house? | The Great Compromise |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could not | collect taxes |
| What issue needed to be settle before the smaller states agreed to ratifify the Articles of Confederation? | what to do with Western lands |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many people had to live in an area before it could become a state? | 60,000 |
| Federalism is a system of government in which | power is shared between the national government and the state.s |
| Who helped write the Virginia Plan? | James Madison |
| Which of the following two states rejected the new Constitution at first? | North Carolina and Rhode Island |
