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| What event led to increase control of the colonies by the British government? | French and Indian War- 7 Years War |
| What did England use to increase their control of the colonies? | Stamp Act (taxes) and Intolerable Acts (closing the Boston Harbor) |
| What are the three parts of the Declaration of Independence? | Complaints against the king, Unalienable Rights, and declaration of freedom |
| What was the Virginia Plan? | gave power to large states, 2 house legislature, lower elected from people, upper from the lower |
| What was the New Jersey Plan? | power to small states, 1 house legislature, 1 representative from each state |
| What was the Connecticut Compromise? | 2 house legislature, lower based on population and upper 2 per state, lower elected by people, upper elected by state legislatures |
| What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? | counted slaves as 3/5th of a person for representation is Southern States |
| What was the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise? | gave the government control of interstate and international trade and would end the import of slaves by 1808 |
| What was the Presidential Term Compromise? | would be elected every 4 years to prevent from becoming a tyrant |
| What is an Electoral College? | an elected body equal to the number of Representatives plus the number of Senators per state would elect the president |
| What were The Federalist Paper? | a series of essays encouraging people to support a strong central government |
| Who were the Federalist? | wanted the Constitution to establish a strong central government to prevent anarchy |
| Who were the Anti-Federalist? | wanted a Bill of Rights and the protection of states' rights before they would ratify the Constitution |
| What is Article 1? | set up the legislative branch |
| What is Article 2? | set up the executive branch |
| What is Article 3? | set up the judicial branch |
| What is Article 4? | established relations among states |
| What is Article 5? | established the amendment process |
| What is Article 6? | established the national government as supreme |
| What is Article 7? | set up the ratification process for the Constitution |
