World Cultures Quiz- Constitution/Articles of Confederation/ Saved Groups

Test on 12/2/25

Patriots

American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won

Loyalists

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

Federalists

supporters of the Constitution

Shays Rebellion significance

Showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation

George Washington

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

Thomas Jefferson

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

James Madison

"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

The CT Compromise

states represented equally in the senate and by population in the house

What was the Virginia Plan?

A proposal for the new constitution that called for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress.

What type of states did the Virginia Plan favor?

Larger states.

What was the response of smaller states to the Virginia Plan?

Smaller states proposed their own plan for apportioning representation.

3/5th Compromise

The population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning Representatives, as well as Presidential electors and taxes.

New Jersey Plan

A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress

Ratify

to approve

Veto

to reject

Amend

to change in a formal way; to change for the better

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

3 Branches of Government

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Articles of Confederation

A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.