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| a type of democracy where people vote for representatives to govern them. |
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| 2. Articles of Confederation |
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| passed by the Continental Congress in 1777, it organized the first government of the United States characterized by powerful state governments under a very weak federal government |
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| passed by the Congress in 1787, this law determined how new land would be organized and governed. |
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| an uprising of Massachusetts farmers in January 1787 protesting high taxes which revealed that the federal government was too weak under the Articles of Confederation |
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| 5. Constitutional Convention |
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| the meeting of 55 delegates from 12 states in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 which resulted in the approval of the U.S. Constitution |
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| a delegate from Virginia who read over 100 books in preparation for the convention; later became the fourth president of the U.S. |
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| also called the Connecticut Compromise, this created a two-house legislature with equal representation in the Senate, and representation based on state population in the House of Representatives |
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| the name for people who supported the Constitution |
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| a delegate from Virginia who was originally opposed to the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights. |
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| the first ten amendments to the Constitution to protect citizens from the power of the national government ratified in 1791 |
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