Chapter 8 vocab U.S. History
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Wilderness Road | A road that traveled westward over the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky |
| Republic | A government in which the people elect representatives to govern |
| Articles of Confederation | The first government of the United States |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Law that set up townships in the Western lands, which became known as Northwest Territory. |
| Northwest Territory | Land that formed the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan. Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota |
| Northwest Ordinance | Law that organized the Northwest Territory |
| Shays's Rebellion | Anti-tax protest by farmers |
| Constitutional Convention | Meeting in Philadelphia called to change the Articles of Confederation |
| James Madison | One of the leaders of the Constituional Convention |
| Virginia Plan | Plan that called for representation in the legislature to be based on state's population or wealth. |
| New Jersey Plan | Plan that called for each state to have equal representation in the legislature |
| Great Compromise | Called for a two-house legislature with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other house. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Called for counting three-fifths of the slave population for representation and taxation. |
| federalism | A system of government in which power is shared among the federal government and the states |
| Federalists | People who supported the COnstitution |
| Antifederalists | People who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
| The Federalist Papers | Essays that explained and defended the Constitution. |
| George Mason | Influential Virginian who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | Set of amendments to the Constitution passed to protect individual rights |
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