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Why were Americans dissatisfied with the Confederation? - ANSWER-They believed it was ridden with factions, powerless, unable to deal with economic issues Confederation Congress - ANSWER-governing body for the states under the articles of confederation in which each state had one vote; unpopular by mid-1780's Articles of Confederation - ANSWER-A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War. Weakest point of the govt - ANSWER-its ability to levy taxes Alexander Hamilton - ANSWER-advocate for stronger national govt Constitutional Convention - ANSWER-A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution Founding Fathers - ANSWER-James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and other leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States Virginia Plan - ANSWER-Proposal to create a strong national government Edmund Randolph - ANSWER-1st Attorney General Madison's Virginia Plan - ANSWER-would create a two-house Congress New Jersey Plan - ANSWER-William Paterson's proposal for a one house legislature with each state having one vote Great Compromise - ANSWER-agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation. Lower house represented on basis on population, Upper house equally represented by 2 people from each state