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| 5865551803 | Wilderness Road | A road that traveled westward over the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky |  | 0 |
| 5865555709 | Articles of Confederation | 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade) |  | 1 |
| 5865560397 | Land Ordinance of 1785 | law that divided much of U.S. into system of townships to facilitate sale of land to settlers |  | 2 |
| 5865560398 | Northwest Territory | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, (Northwest of Virginia) |  | 3 |
| 5865568336 | Northwest Ordinance | The 1787 Northwest Ordinance defined the process by which new states could be admitted into the Union from the Northwest Territory. He ordinance forbade slavery in the territory but allowed citizens to vote on the legality of slavery once statehood had been established. The Northwest Ordinance was the most lasting measure of the national government under the Articles of Confederation |  | 4 |
| 5865580041 | Shay's Rebellion | Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out. |  | 5 |
| 5865598434 | Constitutional Convention | Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States. |  | 6 |
| 5865601224 | James Madison | "Father of the Constitution" |  | 7 |
| 5865603054 | Virginia Plan | The Virginia Plan was presented to the Constitutional Convention and proposed the creation of a bicameral legislature with representation in both houses proportional to population. The Virginia Plan favored the large states, which would have a much greater voice. In opposition, the small states proposed the New Jersey Plan. In the end, the two sides found common ground through the Connecticut Compromise. |  | 8 |
| 5867482857 | New Jersey Plan | Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would be represented equally. |  | 9 |
| 5867488157 | Great Compromise | 1787; This compromise was between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate. Each state, regardless of size, would have 2 senators. All tax bills and revenues would originate in the House. This compromise combined the needs of both large and small states and formed a fair and sensible resolution to their problems. | 10 | |
| 5867521553 | Three fifths compromise | Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives. |  | 11 |
| 5867534833 | Federalism | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |  | 12 |
| 5867537444 | Federalist | A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures. |  | 13 |
| 5867541513 | Anti Federalist | They opposed the ratification of the Constitution because it gave more power to the federal government and less to the states, and because it did not ensure individual rights. Many wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation. The Anti-federalists were instrumental in obtaining passage of the Bill of Rights as a prerequisite to ratification of the Constitution in several states. After the ratification of the Constitution, the Anti-federalists regrouped as the Democratic-Republican (or simply Republican) party. |  | 14 |
| 5867551259 | The Federalist Papers | Series of newspaper articles written by John Hay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton which enumerated arguments in favor of the Constitution and refuted the arguments of the anti-federalists |  | 15 |
| 5867556916 | George Mason | American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections to the Constitution led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights Delegate who opposed the constitution |  | 16 |
| 5867571141 | Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments |  | 17 |
| 5867584071 | Republic | A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting |  | 18 |
