Forming a New Nation Review

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  1. 4. Only state who did not attend the Constitutional Convention
  2. 7. Led a rebellion in western Massachusetts to avoid paying taxes, sparking a conversation over revision of the Articles of Confederation
  3. 10. He was Washington's choice for Attorney General in his first Cabinet
  4. 12. Proposed the Great Compromise, which created a bicameral legislature, aiming to please both the big and small states
  5. 13. The first capital of the United States was in _______________, where George Washington was first inaugurated
  6. 14. To handle the issue of counting slaves toward population, the Founding Fathers agreed to the _____________ Compromise
  7. 16. In 1790, Congress passed a law to move the capital of the United States to _______________.
  8. 18. Chamber of Congress that awards two votes to each state regardless of population
  9. 20. Madison Known as the "Father of the Constitution," he was a Nationalist who authored the Bill of Rights
  10. 21. Under the Articles of Confederation, power lied with the _______________
  11. 23. A member of the Nationalists, he would later be Washington's choice as Secretary of Treasury
  12. 24. This group, including Hamilton and Madison, supported ratification of the Constitution
  13. 25. Proposed by William Patterson, it would have created a unicameral legislature with equal representation
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  1. 1. This group, including George Mason and Patrick Henry, opposed ratification of the Constitution
  2. 2. An opponent of Hamilton, he was Washington's choice for Secretary of State
  3. 3. Proposed by Edmund Randolph, it would have created a bicameral legislature giving more representation to states with larger populations
  4. 4. The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to __________, not replace the Articles of Confederation
  5. 5. The first government of the United States, its weakness was how limited it was
  6. 6. Chamber of Congress that allocates representation based on population
  7. 8. Anti-Federalists wanted this compromise to ensure the protection of civil liberties
  8. 9. A hero of the American Revolution, he was Washington's choice for Secretary of War
  9. 11. Each state received ______ vote under the Articles of Confederation, regardless of population
  10. 15. After the American Revolution, he resigned his commission, giving power back to the Congress
  11. 17. The issue in counting representation was whether or not ___________ should count
  12. 19. The Articles of Confederation had _______ branch of government, called the Congress
  13. 22. State laws __________________ federal laws under the Articles of Confederation, meaning they were more important