Ch 07 Study Guide
7.1
Constitution
Bill of rights
Articles of
Confederation
Cede
Currency
Land Ordinance of
1785
Northwest
Ordinance
Depression
Shays’ Rebellion
Why did state governments write constitutions?
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
What process did the Articles create for admitting new states?
Why did many Americans call for changes in the Articles?
7.2
Constitutional
Convention
Virginia Plan
Legislative branch
Executive branch
Judicial branch
New Jersey Plan
Compromise
The Great
Compromise
3/5s Compromise
Who were the leading delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
What were the main differences between the two rival plans for the new Constitution?
What compromises did the delegates have to reach before the Constitution could be signed?
7.3
Founding Fathers
Republic
Dictatorship
Magna Carta
English Bill of
Rights
Habeas corpus
Separation of
Power
What did American leaders learn from studying ancient Rome?
What traditions of freedom did Americans inherit from Great Britain and from their own colonial past?
How did Enlightenment ideas shape the development of the Constitution?
7.4
Federalists
Antifederalists
The Federalist
papers
Amend
Bill of Rights
What were the key issues in the debate between the Federalists and the Antifederalists?
How was the Constitution finally ratified?
How was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?