Jeopardy The Articles of Confederation Problems in the New Nation The Constitution Ratification of the Constitution Documents and Contributions 200 300 400 500 600

A formal approval that had to be given by all 13 state legislatures? What is a ratification? 200 Jeopardy

A vast region that included present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin What is the Northwest Territory? 300 Jeopardy

A type of government in which representatives are elected and in which the people hold the political power. What is a republic? 400 Jeopardy

Surveys that divided public lands into townships of 36 square miles, which in turn were divided into 36 lots of 640 acres each. What is Land Ordinance of 1785? 500 Jeopardy

Legislation that protected religious freedom and forbade the establishment of an official church. What is Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? 600 Jeopardy

Taxes on imports or exports. What are tariffs? 200 Jeopardy

Trade between two or more states. What is interstate commerce? 300 Jeopardy

In September 1786, farmers in three western Massachusetts counties began a revolt. What is Shays’s Rebellion? 400 Jeopardy

Officials who closed the lower Mississippi River to U. S Officials who closed the lower Mississippi River to U.S. shipping to take advantage of U.S. weakness. Who were the Spanish? 500 Jeopardy

Competition hurt American business at this time and this group could not fix the problem because it did not have the power to pass tariffs. Who was the Confederation Congress? 600 Jeopardy

President of the Constitutional Convention. Who was George Washington? 200 Jeopardy

The branch of government that is responsible for interpreting the laws. What is the judicial branch of government? 300 Jeopardy

Called for a unicameral legislature with each state entitled to an equal number of votes. What is the New Jersey Plan? 400 Jeopardy

Originally meant to amend some of the problem with the Articles of Confederation. What was the Constitutional Convention? 500 Jeopardy

Based on the framers “checks and balances” system, Congress can override the president’s veto by this vote. What is two-thirds majority vote? 600 Jeopardy

People who opposed the Constitution. Who are antifederalists? 200 Jeopardy

This antifederalist warned against the power of a strong central government and was concerned that the bill of rights was not included in the Constitution. Who is George Mason? 300 Jeopardy

Widely read arguments that favored the Constitution, stating that the new federal government would not overpower the states. What were the Federalist Papers? 400 Jeopardy

The first to ratify the Constitution on December 7,1787. What was Delaware? 500 Jeopardy

Two documents used by legislators to create possible amendments to the Constitution. What was the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Declaration of Independence? 600 Jeopardy

Contributed to the idea of limiting government power, specifically monarchs. What is the Magna Carta? 200 Jeopardy

This individual contributed to our nation by presenting the idea that government has a duty to protect people’s natural rights. Who is John Locke? 300 Jeopardy

This individual spoke strongly against counting slaves in determining congressional representation. Who was Gouverneur Morris? 400 Jeopardy

These individuals contributed to the notion of freedom by requesting that the federal government end the foreign slave trade. Who was George Mason and John Dickenson? 500 Jeopardy

This contributed to the formation of America by providing as a model of government in which people can express views and make decisions. What are the New England Town Meetings? 600 Jeopardy