Chapter 7
How was the U.S. Constitution ratified?
. by each state at special ratifying conventions
The federalists included which early American leader among their number?
Alexander Hamilton
Which early American leader was a chief federalist?
Alexander Hamilton
The _______________________ Compromise (aka - The Great Compromise) resolved the issue of representation for the U.S. Constitution.
Connecticut
Conservative Whigs were opposed to _______________________,
Democracy
Radical whigs were favored ___________
Democracy
True/false: Due to the efforts of Thomas Jefferson, relations with the Indian population improved after the revolutionary war
False
How was Pennsylvania's constitution radically different from other state constitutions
It allowed for only legislative body and no governor
When the individual states began writing their constitutions, their experience as royal subjects made which of the following a key concern
Limiting the powers of government
The state constitution of South Carolina and __________ are examples of efforts to limit the power of the democratic majority
Maryland
Which of the following states had the most democratic constitution in the 1780s?
Pennsylvania
Which of the following figures did not actively challenge the status of women in the early American republic?
Phillis Wheatley
What issue was resolved with the great compromise
Representation in the two legislative houses
What was a major concern for the group known as the anti-federalists?
That a federa government would take away states rights
What was the justification for replacing the articles of confederation with a different document
The central government it created was weak and had little power
Who did not contribute to the federalist papers?
Thomas Jefferson
True/false: compared to the southern states, New England states were slow to embrace freedom of religion
True
Which state had the clearest separation of church and state?
Virginia
To what form of government did the American revolutionaries turn after the war for independence?
republicanism
Under the Articles of Confederation, what power did the national Confederation Congress have?
the power to create land ordinances
