| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 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 the 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 constitutional convention |
| Virginia plan | plan that called for representation in the legislature to be based on states' 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 the power is shared among the federal government and the states |
| federalists | people who supported ratification of the constitution |
| antifederalist | people who opposed the 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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