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| Why did the states join the Union? |
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- Security of Liberty
- Common Defense
- Mutual General Welfare |
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| Articles of Confederation was the .... Constitution of America |
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| How many states had to approve for any action of Congress? |
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| When was the constitution ratified? |
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| In 1787, Delegates from every state except --- came to the Constitutional Convention |
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| Rhode Island and North Carolina |
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| Who were Georgia's Representatives? |
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| William Few and Abraham Baldwin |
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| What did the Great Compromise Solve ? |
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| The balance of power of small and large states |
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| Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention ? |
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| Who was Georgia's Governor during the Constitution ? |
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| What kind of government did the Great Compromise put into effect ? |
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| What was the 3/5 Compromise ? |
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| a compromise that solved population issues. They agreed on every 5 slaves were counted as 3 people for both taxation and representation |
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| What was the Commerce Clause |
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| Gave national government power to collect taxes and regulate trade between states |
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| What are the Federalist Papers ? |
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| A series of papers that were ment to persuade people into voting against the Constitution |
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| What are checks and balances ? |
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| a system in which the power of each branch of government had to check or control the actions of the other 2 branches |
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| How did Georgia's constitution resemble the current U.S. Constitution? |
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| They both have a bicameral congress. |
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| What sis the new constitution include within it's plans? |
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- counties
- courthouses
- jails |
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| What became the new state capital under the new Constitution ? |
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| What factors led to the constitutional convention ? |
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| - Money problems within the states |
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| Give a success of the Articles of Confederation |
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- Governed the nation during the Revolutionary War
- Negotiated the Treaty of Paris at the end of the war
- Passed the Land Ordinance of 1785
- Passes the Northwest Ordinance |
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| Give a weakness of the Articles of Confederation |
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- Lacked power to enforce laws
- Lacked power to levy taxes
- Lacked power to regulate trade among the states
- Required all 13 states to approve changes in the Articles |
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