Articles of Convention KS

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  1. 3. Under the Articles of Confederation, which power was held exclusively by the national government?
  2. 7. Who were the people who were against the Constitution?
  3. 8. The biggest obstacle facing the Continental Congress was enforcing _________
  4. 10. The people were celebrating, and everyone was marching. We are celebrating a triumph of knowledge over _________?
  5. 12. What phrase best describes a federalist system of government, it was a balance of __________?
  6. 13. ____________ lacked the power to tax the state, it couldn't pay for the supplies that the army needed to fight the British?
  7. 15. What was the event called when the people rebelled after the war because they did not want to pay taxes?
  8. 16. Who thought the Articles of Confederation were flawed?
  9. 19. What document is placed to protect the rights of individuals within the Constitution?
  10. 20. The factor that convinced the framers of the Articles of Confederation to create a weak central government was the states’s unwillingness to limit their _________?
  11. 21. Philadelphia was excited on May 1787, Who was coming?
  12. 23. The three branches of government are legislative, judicial, and ____________?
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  1. 1. Who came out of retirement to help with the convention?
  2. 2. What group did not have rights after the three documents were written, which stated all men are created equal? They felt they were not equal.
  3. 4. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of religion, Right by trials by Jury, and Freedom of _________ were written rights in the Bill of Rights?
  4. 5. Farmers joined Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by___________?
  5. 6. Which past governor believed that delegates were up to no good and said “I smell a rat”?
  6. 9. Who believed that the Federalists and Antifederalists should continue to discuss the Constitution and not rush an important decision?
  7. 11. Who drafts the document the Bill of Right and is the biggest supporter of the document?
  8. 14. To pass a new law in the Confederation Congress, you needed:
  9. 17. When is the Constitution made public, September 19th 17____
  10. 18. What did the delegates create the Articles of Confederation, the blueprint of the new nation?
  11. 22. After the Revolution, the state of Massachusetts was in serious ___________?