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1). 1. what are the federalist papers? when were they written? who wrote them?
Ans: The Federalist Papers were written in the year 1788. They were written to argue the
case for the Constitution. The three authors of the papers were John Jay, James Madison,
and Alexander Hamilton.
2). 2. what was the representation controversy? what were the two sides? how was it resolved.
Ans: The Representation Controversy was how groups of states argued against each
other on how to be represented nationally. There were two sides: the small states, and the
large states. The small states wanted to have a system so that each state would have the
same number of votes so they wouldn't be outvoted by the large states, and so they could
keep their rights, such as the ability to make money. The large states wanted the
representation to be proportional to the population of the states. The controversy was
resolved by the Connecticut Compromise, which let one house of government be
represented by population, and another would have equal votes for each state.
3). 4. what occurred at valley forge? when did it occur? what was the significance or importance
of this?
Ans: In January 1778, Washington's army was too weak to attack, so he put them in
quarters north of Philadelphia at Valley Forge. There were no buildings and hardly any food.
While he was always worried the soldiers would commit mutiny, Washington was busy
trying to keep them from freezing or starving to death. They had to build their own cabins
and survive with little help. The importance of this was that Washington was able to keep
them together and under control, while they were also were trained and given the discipline
that they needed to go on.
4). 3. according to your readings, what are the three main reasons the us won the war for
american independence?
Ans: The first reason the US won the war was because of George Washington's
steadfastness, meaning he had integrity and he didn't want to give up, which gave his
armies that same positive attitude. The second reason is that the British didn't use their
advantages, like when the generals didn't use their powerful armies to defeat the weaker
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1). 1. what are the federalist papers? when were they written? who wrote them?
Ans: The Federalist Papers were written in the year 1788. They were written to argue the
case for the Constitution. The three authors of the papers were John Jay, James Madison,
and Alexander Hamilton.
2). 2. what was the representation controversy? what were the two sides? how was it resolved.
Ans: The Representation Controversy was how groups of states argued against each
other on how to be represented nationally. There were two sides: the small states, and the
large states. The small states wanted to have a system so that each state would have the
same number of votes so they wouldn't be outvoted by the large states, and so they could
keep their rights, such as the ability to make money. The large states wanted the
representation to be proportional to the population of the states. The controversy was
resolved by the Connecticut Compromise, which let one house of government be
represented by population, and another would have equal votes for each state.
3). 4. what occurred at valley forge? when did it occur? what was the significance or importance
of this?
Ans: In January 1778, Washington's army was too weak to attack, so he put them in
quarters north of Philadelphia at Valley Forge. There were no buildings and hardly any food.
While he was always worried the soldiers would commit mutiny, Washington was busy
trying to keep them from freezing or starving to death. They had to build their own cabins
and survive with little help. The importance of this was that Washington was able to keep
them together and under control, while they were also were trained and given the discipline
that they needed to go on.
4). 3. according to your readings, what are the three main reasons the us won the war for
american independence?
Ans: The first reason the US won the war was because of George Washington's
steadfastness, meaning he had integrity and he didn't want to give up, which gave his
armies that same positive attitude. The second reason is that the British didn't use their
advantages, like when the generals didn't use their powerful armies to defeat the weaker
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