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What is the name of th convention in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitutional Convention
What was the result of The Constitutional Convention?
A new plan for government
Together, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention are known as the...
Framers of Constitution
Why did the Constitutional Convention draft a new plan for government?
Because the Articles of Confederation were too weak
What were the names of the two plans presented on the Constitutional Convention?
The Virginia and the New Jersey plan
What is the name of the plan that combined elements from both the Virginia and the New Jersey plans?
The Great Compromise
To sign or officially approve an agreement, treaty, contract, amendment, or similar document.
Ratify
To become the law of the land, the Constitution had to be ratified by how many states?
9 of the 13 states
How were the supporters of the Constitution called?
The Federalists
How were those who opposed the Constitution called?
The Antifederalists
A series of articles defending the Constitution for New York newspapers.
The Federalist Papers
The struggle over __________became a key focus in the fight over ratification.
a bill of rights
What rights are protected by the Bill of Rights
Freedom of speech, press and religion, as well as the right to a fair trial by juri.
