US Constitution and Shay's Rebellion
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- Q1Ratificationthe action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid30s
- Q2ConstitutionThe document that replaced the Articles of Confederation and became our new form of government30s
- Q3FederalistSupporters of the proposed Constitution.30s
- Q4Anti-FederalistPeople who opposed ratification of the Constitution, mostly farmers30s
- Q5Articles of ConfederationFirst form of government; many weaknesses30s
- Q6FederalismDivides power between national and state governments30s
- Q7BicameralA government consisting of two legislative chambers; in the US it consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate30s
- Q8TyrannyA cruel and oppressive government30s
- Q9Federalist PapersPersuasive essays to promote the ratification of the US Constitution30s
- Q10Daniel ShaysA Massachusetts farmer who fought in the Revolutionary War.30s
- Q11Daniel ShaysHe 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
- Q12Daniel ShaysHe led an uprising to shut down courts to prevent foreclosures and imprisonment.30s
- Q13Alexander HamiltonPenned the Federalist Papers with John Jay and James Madison. He also supported a strong central government30s
- Q14George WashingtonKnown as the First President. He was brought out of retirement by Shays’ rebellion. He supported a strong central government.30s
- Q15George MasonHe refused to support the Constitution as he was against the rise of national power at the expense of state power30s