Chapter 07 Key Events and People
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Articles of Confederation | The nation's first constitution. |
| John Adams | Sent by Congress to Britain to discuss trade policy. |
| Shay's Rebellion | Rebellion by Massachusetts farmers against the government. |
| James Madison | A Virginia planter who later became the fourth president of the United States. |
| Alexander Hamilton | A New York lawyer and strong federalist. He was later Washington's Secretary of the Treasury. |
| Virginia Plan | Called for a two-house legislature, a chief executive chosen by the legislature, and a court system. |
| New Jersey Plan | Called for a one-house legislature and a weak executive branch. |
| Great Compromise | Agreement to establish three separate branches of government and a two-house legislature. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | An agreement to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a free person for taxation and representation. |
| John Locke | An English philosopher who believed that all people have natural rights. |
| Baron de Montesquieu | French writer who declared that the powers of government should be separated and balanced against each other. |
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