Many Americans believed that
Articles of Confederation

Shays’ Rebellion weakness of the Articles of Confederation.

What nickname did James Madison earn?
Father of the
Constitution

The first plan of the government for the United
States is known as the Articles of Confederation .

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An elected body of people that make laws.

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Storage place for weapons.

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Every five enslaved people counted as three free people.

Great Compromise
It combined the Virginia plan with the New Jersey plan and set up the two houses of congress.

Get ready to leeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrn!

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A system of government in which power in the nation is shared between the central government and the state governments.
The United States is a federal system because the states and the central government share power.
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The head of the Judicial Branch of the federal government. It is the highest court in the country.
Has the power to decide whether any laws work against the Constitution.
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To officially approve.
At least 9 out of the 13 states had to ratify , or officially approve, the constitution.
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A formal statement of rights and liberties guaranteed to the people by state.
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An addition, or change, to the United
States Constitution.
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The three braches of the federal government are
Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Why did delegates believe that power should be shared among the three branches?
To make sure no one branch of government could dominate the others.

James Madison was called
Father of the Constitution

Why did Anti-Federalists want a bill of rights?
Anti-Federalists wanted to be sure that individual liberties were protected.

True or False
Does ratify mean officially approve

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War Hawks were Americans who supported the War of 1812.
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The name given to the period of peace and prosperity that followed the War of
1812.
Americans felt united after the War of
1812.
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Spain’s agreement to sell Florida to the United States in 1819.
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The Monroe Doctrine was a
Presidential decree that European nations could no longer make colonies in North or South America.
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In June 1812 War Hawks Declared war on
Great Britain

Why did the British army burn Washington D.C.?
The British wanted to punish the Americans for destroying York.

Why did the War Hawks want war with
Great Britain?
They wanted the British to stop helping
Native Americans and to stop impressing
American Solders.

Why did the United States want to prevent new European colonies in the
Americas?
They wanted to be free from European interference.

True or False
All Americans supported the war.

True or False
The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United
States would not allow European powers to establish new colonies in the Americas.