| A | B |
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| We hoped to gain freedom and independence | was the states hope by writing the Articles of Confederation |
| Congress could not pass laws to collect taxes | was a problem under the Artilces of Confederation |
| A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was | the government had only one house |
| Shay's Rebellion | was about property taxes being hard on farmers |
| The Northwest Ordinance | divided the territory into smaller states |
| slavery was prohibited and a governor was appointed | in the Northwest Ordinance |
| The first purpose of the Constitutional Convention | was to fix the Articles of Confederation |
| In the Virginia Plan | larger states would have more voice in government |
| in the Great Compromise | there was equal representation in the Senate, the House of Representatives was based on population so the Congress had two houses |
| The Constitution | replaced the Articles of Confederation during the Constitutional Convention |
| People's liberty is the main goal | of the Preamble to the Constitution |
| The goal of the Constitution | was to have peace, justice, and defend our nation |
| Federalists | wanted a strong national government |
| Antifederalists | were unhappy with the Constitution |
| Ten specific rights | added with the Bill of Rights |
| Many states signed the Constitution | after the Bill of Rights was added |
| Ben Franklin said that government | was a republic if you can keep it |
