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The original plan for America's government that was far too weak, had no power to tax, no executive, and was thrown out after the Constitutional Convention.

Many former farmers are now farmers with high debt. Daniel Shays leads a group to rebel over owed back pay in Massachusetts. Federal government is unable to help. Local militia raised to put down the rebellion. Shows that Articles are too weak and a new government is needed.

A solution where both large and small states would be fairly represented by creating two houses of Congress

A plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.

James Madison's plan outlined a strong national government with 3 branches: Legislative, judicial, and executive

55 State Delegates compose a new U.S. Constitution together.

Counted enslaved people as ⅗ of a person for state population.

The people of the United States want to reform the government by establishing the Constitution. The very beginning of the Declaration of Independence.

He led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War. He served as both a general and a commander-in-chief for the military and the first president of the United States.

Provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing rights to the citizens.

Badly needed winter clothing and nutritious food but Congress didn't have enough money. During this time Washington made several key additions to his officer corps, such as the Prussian General Friedrich von Steuben, who was tasked with implementing a new training regimen, and Nathanael Greene, who served as quartermaster general, relieving Washington of the duty of supply procurement.

The opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord.

An American Revolutionary War general best known for his defection from the Continental Army to the British side of the conflict in 1780.

Took part in the Boston Tea Party and famously alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British in 1775.

A patriot who carried pitchers of water to soldiers and helped with cannon duty during the American Revolution's Battle of Monmouth.

The 4th president believed in a balanced federal government and is known as the "Father of the Constitution". He wrote the first drafts of the Constitution and sponsored the Bill of Rights.

He was a Founding Father who wrote the Declaration of Independence and as the 3rd U.S. president, completed the Louisiana Purchase causing the U.S. territory to double.

British soldiers killed 5 civilians and injured 6 others in Boston.

This is a list of all of the bad things and complaints that England did to the U.S. when they were their colonists.

Patriot or colonists that rejected the British Rule during the American Revolution, Neutral or colonists that didn't choose either side- British or America, and Loyalists are colonists who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution.

Area between the Ohio and Mississippi River which includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. It was settled by the Northwest Ordinance beginning in 1785.

AKA Social Contract Theory, meaning believing in consent of the governed and the people rule.

The changes to the Constitution

About Congress

About the President

About the Relations Among the States

About the Amendments

Approved

People who were against ratifying the Constitution.

People who supported the Constitution.

Government based on a Federal System. Power is shared by the Federal/National Government and the individual state governments.

This means that they were divided into 2 parts, or houses.

Powers that both the Federal and state government have in common.

The Constitution and Laws of the United States are the "supreme law of the land."

A group of people that would be made up of electors, or delegates, named by each state legislature. Voters in each state now choose electors.

The lawmaking power of Congress.

The law-enforcing part of government led by a president and vice president.

This branch interprets the laws and sees that they are fairly applied.

A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in order to punish the Massachusetts colonists.

Gives Congress the power to pass all laws needed for carrying out the powers listed in Article 1

Powers that have been made clear or explicit. They have been listed in some place.

Powers stated by the Constitution of the government

Powers that aren't as clear or explicitly listed. They are assumed.

Powers that are not stated in the Constitution, and how to interpret them.

It's about cruel and unusual punishment.