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| What was the first government of the United States | The Articles of Confederation |
| How many branches under the Articles of Confederation? | 1 |
| What type of legislature did the Articles of Confederation have? | unicameral |
| How many states had to agree on an amendment? | all 13 |
| What is an amendment? | a legal change or revision to the Constitution |
| What does unicameral mean? | a one-house legislature |
| How many states did it take to pass a federal law under the Articles of Confederation? | 9 out of 13 |
| Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation | the states |
| Why was the federal government not given much power under the Articles of Confederation? | leaders were afraid of government having too much power like Britain's monarchy |
| What was the problem with money under the Articles of Confederation? | -no common currency throughout the states |
| What is currency? | forms of money |
| What is inflation? | a sharp, steady rise in prices |
| Why was the military weak under the Articles of Confederation? | the federal government could not tax and collect revenue $ |
| What purpose was given for the Land Ordinance of 1785? | -to encourage settlement in the Northwest Territory |
| What was Congress responsible for under the Land Ordinance of 1785? | surveying the land and breaking into townships |
| How were people who could not afford land able to buy it? | by pooling their money together |
| What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance | to set up government in the Northwest Territory |
| What is an Ordinance? | a law |
| Besides government, what was created under the Northwest Ordinance? | new states |
| What was not allowed in the Northwest Territory? | slavery |
| Who was responsible for a rebellion amongst farmers? | Daniel Shays |
| In what state did Shays' Rebellion take place? | Massachusetts |
| What was the cause of Shays' Rebellion? | incomes decreased and taxes increased which led to farm foreclosures |
| What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention? | to revise/change the Articles of Confederation |
| What convinced people that they needed a stronger federal government? | Shays' Rebellion |
| Where did the Constitutional Convention take place? | Philadelphia |
| What replaced the Articles of Confederation? | The Constitution |
| Who was elected president at the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| What was the agreement made for representation in Congress? | The Great Compromise |
| How did the Virginia Plan base representatives in Congress? | on population of each state |
| How did the New Jersey Plan base representatives in Congress? | one representative per state |
| Which plan at the Constitutional Convention wanted a unicameral Congress? | The New Jersey Plan |
| Which plan at the Constitutional Convention wanted a bicameral Congress? | The Virginia Plan |
| Why were small states against the Virginia Plan? | small population states thought they would be outvoted in Congress |
| What two things did both plans at the Constitutional Convention agree upon? | need for a strong federal government and three branches |
| What type of Congress was provided under The Great Compromise? | bicameral |
| What are the two houses in Congress? | House of Representatives and the Senate |
| How many representatives for each state in the Senate? | two per state |
| What became an issue when counting people for representation in Congress? | counting slaves |
| What agreement was made to count the slaves? | The 3/5 Compromise |
| How many slaves were counted for population purposes in the House of Representatives? | for every five slaves only three were counted |
| What was the main difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution? | the national government had more power |
