Question 1
What did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention have in common?
◦ They were well educated and wealthy.
◦ They were all strong states’ rights advocates.
◦ They were all from the northern colonies.
◦ None of them wished to scrap the Articles of Confederation.
Question 2
What made the newly formed United States so vulnerable under the Articles of Confederation?
◦ Without the protection of the British monarchy, the United States was under constant attack by Native Americans.
◦ Since the United States was a small nation at the time, other foreign nations plotted to take it over.
◦ England was unhappy with the Americans’ new freedom and was looking to wage war.
◦ The federal government was at the mercy of the states when it came to critical functions.