Answer the following Quetions :
• What were the primary weaknesses and strengths of the Articles of Confederation?
• Why was ratification of the Constitution not a foregone conclusion? What were the basic arguments for and against ratification put forth by Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
• Were the fears of the Anti-Federalists realistic? How did the Federalists deal with the Anti-Federalists' concerns?
• What does "republicanism" mean? Why was America a republic and not a democracy?
• How did blacks and Indians fit into the new political order created by the Constitution of 1787? What liberties were extended or denied them?
• What was the Naturalization Act of 1790, and how did it shape the future America?