In exchange for this, both Samuel Adams and John Hancock pledged to support the Constitution:

After the Constitutional Convention ended, written copies of this document were distributed to each of the 13 states

Shays’ Rebellion was an uprising of those who opposed there placement of the Articles of Confederation

Some of the more prominent Federalists included Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and George Washington

George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States in the city of Boston, Massachusetts

Two prominent statesman who didn’t attend the Constitutional Convention because they were oversea in Europe serving as ambassadors were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

The Virginia Plan proposed the creation of an executive branch and judicial branch of government

Citizens of New Hampshire were upset that the Constitution failed to address slavery, which delayed the states ratification of it

Disagreement over the Declaration of Independence was a main source of debate at the Constitutional Convention

Benjamin Franklin wrote the Constitution and the Virginia Plan

Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a single form of currency for all of the states

A primary weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it had no judicial or executive branches of government

The Northwest Territory was a massive piece of territory which stretched across portions of the modern-day states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

The Three-Fifths Compromise meant that for every five enslaved people, that would equate to three free citizens for the purposes of calculating a states population

The Great Compromise proposed that slavery be allowed in every state

The Northwest Land Ordinance of 1784 prohibited the use of slavery

In order for government officials to search someone and/or seize their property, they must prove this

Prohibits soldiers from quartering in peoples homes

Someone who opposed the ratification of the Constitution was known as...

After this person died in 1804, it was made public that he was one of the three authors of the ‘Federalist Papers’

Protects our freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the freedom of press, freedom to assemble, and freedom to petition

Prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment as a means to sentence convicted criminals

States those who have been accused of a crime have the right to a speedy trial

This Amendment prohibits the government from taking private property for public use unless the owner of the private property is fairly compensated for it

This process outlines the steps that must be taken by the government before they can inhibit someone’s rights and freedoms

Protects our right to bear arms

What are the three branches of government

The Judicial Branch consists of the U.S. Supreme Court and is responsible for interpreting the Constitution.

The Judicial Branch can declare laws or actions of the president unconstitutional and serve as a check on the Legislative and Executive Branches of government

What are the three levels of government?

The local level of government is responsible for local matters that only impact things at a local level like a city, county, township, school district, etc. An example of this would be managing the local school district.

The system of checks and balances works to ensure that no branch of government is too powerful

Each branch of the government has been granted specific duties, authorities, and powers in order to serve as a “check” on the other two branches and ensure a “balance” of power amongst the branches so that none of the three are more powerful than the other two

The legislative branch may impeach the president and/or supreme court justices

the president appoints supreme court justices

the supreme court may declare executive actions unconstitutional

the executive branch can veto a bill while the legislative branch has the ability to override a veto, and the judicial branch can declare a law unconstitutional etc.

Why did Northern states and Southern states once again disagree on how a states population should be calculated?

How did the North and South resolve this issue?