Chapter 9

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Study Guide

1. Explain how and why the United States replaced the Articles of Confederation with the
    Constitution.

2. Describe the basic intentions of the founding fathers and how they incorporated their principles 

    into the Constitution.

3. Explain the effects of the Revolution on American society and politics at the state and national
    levels.

4. Describe the process of ratification of the Constitution.

5. Describe the government of the Articles of Confederation and indicate its achievements and
    failures.

6. Explain the crucial role of Shays’s Rebellion in sparking the movement for a new Constitution.

7. Describe the antifederalists and their social, economic, and political differences with the
    federalists.

Identify:

Society of the Cincinnati

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Articles of Confederation

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Dey of Algiers

Daniel Shays

George Washington

James Madison

Federalists

Antifederalists

Patrick Henry

Alexander Hamilton

John Jay

Identify: Protestant Episcopal Church, Constitutional Convention, Old Northwest, sections, territory,
large-state plan, small-state plan, Three-fifths Compromise, The Federalist, Bill of Rights.