| Term | Definition |
| Why did Shay's Rebellion start? | Because of taxes placed of farmers in Massachusetts. |
| What was the result of Shay's Rebellion? | It led to the righting of the Constitution. |
| What is the Great Compromise? | The agreement to create a two house legislature. |
| What is the 3/5 Compromise? | Compromise that counted slaves as 3/5 of a person because Southerners wanted to count slaves, and Northerners didn't. |
| What was the Fugitive Slave Law? | The law that slaves who ran from the South to the North must be returned to their owner because they were considered property. |