US History
Confederation to Constitution Study Guide Part 1
Name ______________________
1.
Who ruled the US during those first years after the
Revolution?
2.
What 5 things did they accomplish?
3.
What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do?
4.
What were the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of
1787? Why was it important?
5.
What were the powers given to the National government
under the Articles of Confederation?
6.
What were the powers not given to the National
government under the Articles of Confederation?
7.
What were some of the problems caused by weaknesses
in the Articles of Confederation?
8.
What happened in Shay’s Rebellion?
9.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional
Convention? What did the task become?
10.
Who sent delegates to the convention? How many? What
did they become known as?
11.
Why were guards posted outside the convention?
12.
What were the goals of the delegates at the convention?
13.
Describe the Virginia Plan.
14.
Who might not like the Virginia Plan?
15.
Describe the New Jersey Plan. Who might not like it?
16.
What was the Great Compromise?
17.
How did slavery play a role in the compromising? What
was the 3/5 Compromise?
18.
What is the difference between a Federalist and an AntiFederalist?
19.
What is Federalism?
20.
What were the fears if Anti-Federalists?
21.
What were the beliefs and desires of the Federalists?
22.
What were the beliefs and desires of the Anti-Federalists?
23.
What were the Federalist Papers? Who wrote them?
24.
What does it mean to ratify? What pushed the number of
states over the top in ratifying the constitution?
25.
What are the Bill of Rights (basically)? Who drafted it?
26.
Who will then become the first President?