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| Articles of Confederation. |
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| Articles of Confederation. |
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| Congress failed to decide who got new land. |
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| Articles of Confederation. |
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| Articles of Confederation definition. |
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| The first written plan of government for the United States. |
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| Northwest Territory definition. |
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| A region of the US bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and great lakes. |
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| Treaty of Paris written in what year. |
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| Northwest Ordinance definition. |
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| A 1787 law that specified how western lands were governed. |
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| Constitutional Convention definition. |
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| A meeting in Philadelphia which delegates wrote the Constitution. |
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| Benjamin Franklin had which infection? |
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| What did the Virginia plan propose about the Articles of Confederation. |
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| How many branches the Virginia plan proposed. |
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| 3, they formed a Check & Balance system. |
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| The role of pres. George Washington at the convention. |
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| George was President or Leader. |
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| Madison mainly did this at the convention. |
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| Votes binding or non-binding. |
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| Non-binding, until the decision on the final draft. |
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| What was a main concern against the Virginia plan? |
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| The representation is not equal. |
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| Madison had what argument supporting the Virginia plan? |
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| "The people, not the states must be represented." |
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| Mentality is not the issue, economy is about what? |
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| How many adult males are needed to apply for a new state? |
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| When a territory has 5,000 adult males it can what? |
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| Slavery was banned in what territory? |
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| Slavery was banned in the Northwest territory. |
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| Money shortage was a cause of what? |
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| What did farmers have to sell in order to pay off debt? |
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| Americans realizing that the gov. was too weak was an effect of what? |
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| Because of Shay's rebellion, Americans decided that. |
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| A more powerful central government was needed. |
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| Sam Adams, John Hancock, and Patrick Henry did not attend the convention because? |
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| They feared that a strong national gov. would endanger the rights of states. |
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| Which delegates thought that a strong national government could protect individual's rights. |
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| Supporters of a strong national gov. |
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| Delegates who supported a strong nat. gov. thought that a strong national government could protect against? |
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| What did supporters of stronger state gov. say about a stronger national government? |
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| How many branches did the NJ plan have? |
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| 3: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. |
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| How many houses did the NJ plan have? |
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| How many houses did the Virginia plan have? |
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| 2: Senate and House of Representatives. Both based on population. |
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| What states did the Virginia plan favor? |
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| Higher population states and states that have a large amount of land. |
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| What states did the NJ plan favor? |
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| Small states, they would not be swallowed up. |
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| Roger Sherman created what? |
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| How was the HoR represented according the Great Compromise? |
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| It was based on population. |
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| The Senate was represented how? |
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| Each state had equal amount of votes. |
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| How did the three fifths compromise work? |
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| Each five slaves counted as three citizens. |
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| Why was there a three fifths compromise? |
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| Southern states have a large slave population, so they would not have many votes without them. |
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| What were three things that delegates compromised on about slavery. |
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1) No slave trade for 20 years.
2) Congress could not tax southern exports.
3) Congress created the fugitive slave clause. |
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| What were the three proposals for how leaders would be chosen? |
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1) Congress appoints the president.
2)The People elect the president.
3)An Electoral College elects the president. |
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| How many electors does each state have in the electoral college? |
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| The amount of representatives sent to congress. |
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| Enlightenment Definition. |
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| Age of Reason in 17 and 18 century Europe. Thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover nature and society. |
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| A country governed by elected representatives. |
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| A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government. |
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| Electoral College Definition. |
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| A group by the constitution to elect the pres. and vice pres. |
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| Officially approve a plan or agreement. |
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| The Federalist Papers Definition. |
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| Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Day, in support of the constitution. |
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