“Creating the Constitution”
Study Guide
Define:
constitution
compromise
ratify
federalist
antifederalist
amendment
Who’s Who
George Washington
James Madison
Roger Sherman
Gouverneur Morris
John Adams
Questions:
What types of people were allowed to vote in most states?
What group created the Articles of Confederation?
Describe the Articles of Confederation.
How many branches?
How many votes did states receive?
What powers did the federal government have?
What powers did the states have?
Describe the Land Ordinance of 1785.
Describe the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
Describe the problems with the economy and foreign affairs under the Articles.
Describe Shays’ Rebellion. What was its effect on the government?
Describe the Virginia Plan.
Author?
How many branches? What were they and what was their purpose?
How many houses in the legislature? What were they?
How was representation for voting determined?
Which type of states supported it?
Describe the New Jersey Plan.
How many houses in the legislature?
How was representation for voting determined?
What rights did it give Congress?
What type of states supported it?
Describe the Great Compromise.
Who proposed it?
How many houses in the legislature? What were they? How long were the terms?
How were the legislators in each house determined?
Why were there difficulties deciding the issue of slavery and their representation to
determine voting?
Describe the Three-Fifths Compromise.
How was slavery going to change after 1808?
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
What individuals were Federalists? Antifederalists?
What were the Federalist Papers?
What reasons were given for opposing the Constitution?
What was the Bill of Rights? How many were there?
Why did the delegates believe a Bill of Rights was necessary?