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US Constitution and Shay's Rebellion

Quiz by Jessica Montague

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29 questions
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  • Q1
    Ratification
    the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid
    30s
  • Q2
    Constitution
    The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation and became our new form of government
    30s
  • Q3
    Federalist
    Supporters of the proposed Constitution.
    30s
  • Q4
    Anti-Federalist
    People who opposed ratification of the Constitution, mostly farmers
    30s
  • Q5
    Articles of Confederation
    First form of government; many weaknesses
    30s
  • Q6
    Federalism
    Divides power between national and state governments
    30s
  • Q7
    Bicameral
    A government consisting of two legislative chambers; in the US it consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate
    30s
  • Q8
    Tyranny
    A cruel and oppressive government
    30s
  • Q9
    Federalist Papers
    Persuasive essays to promote the ratification of the US Constitution
    30s
  • Q10
    Daniel Shays
    A Massachusetts farmer who fought in the Revolutionary War.
    30s
  • Q11
    Daniel Shays
    He was taken to court for debt and was in danger of going to jail because he couldn’t support his family, and had a fear of losing his farm.
    30s
  • Q12
    Daniel Shays
    He led an uprising to shut down courts to prevent foreclosures and imprisonment.
    30s
  • Q13
    Alexander Hamilton
    Penned the Federalist Papers with John Jay and James Madison. He also supported a strong central government
    30s
  • Q14
    George Washington
    Known as the First President. He was brought out of retirement by Shays’ rebellion. He supported a strong central government.
    30s
  • Q15
    George Mason
    He refused to support the Constitution as he was against the rise of national power at the expense of state power
    30s

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