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What was the initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Answer: to amend the Articles of Confederation -
What fundamental problem did Noah Webster see in the Articles of Confederation?
Answer: that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it meant harm to the nation as a whole -
What did the Northwest Ordinance outlaw in the Northwest Territory?
Answer: slavery -
According to the excerpt from the Articles of Confederation, who had more power?
Answer: It gave the majority of the power to the individual states, and limited the power of the national government. -
What are some weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that caused the need for a new and stronger federal government that the framers outlined in the Constitution? Select all that apply.
Answer:
- how to resolve disputes between states over land
- confusion over different state currency
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What was one important contribution made by Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention?
Answer: He made a plea to delegates to accept the U.S. Constitution. -
What effect did the Three-Fifths Compromise have on Southern states?
Answer: It gave those states more representation in Congress. -
What was a similarity between the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta?
Answer: Both provided guidelines for ensuring basic citizen rights. -
What presidential power under the Constitution led the Antifederalists to urge for a Bill of Rights?
Answer: military power, as commander-in-chief -
Who was responsible for writing the amendments that later became the Bill of Rights?
Answer: James Madison -
What was the importance of the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
Answer: It guaranteed the protection of basic rights.