The Articles of Confederation
the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states
The Ordinance of 1787
refers to a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy
Inflation
was an agreement, made at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, that allowed Southern states to count a portion of its enslaved population for purposes of taxation and representation
Three-Fifhts Compromise
Mention a feredalist person mention in the class
Alexander Hamilton
What is the title of unit 5
Forming a Goverment
defines the fundamental law of the U.S. federal government, setting forth the three principal branches of the federal government and outlining their jurisdictions.
The Constitution
is a tax imposed by a government on goods and services imported from other countries
Tariff
was a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution for the United States.
Constitutional Convention
Mention a antiferedalist person mention in the class
George Mason
political franchise, or simply franchise, is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums
Suffrage
is Latin for ‘great charter' and the term was first used in 1217 to distinguish it from the Charter of the Forest, a document that also set out limits on the king's administration, this time of the royal forest, areas of the country set aside for royal hunting and subject to much harsher laws and restrictions.
Magna Carta
commerce or travel between the states, territorues, and possessions of the United States.
Interestate Commerce
Its Mission is to preserve the traditions, heritage and culture of American Indians, and to support the health and education needs of their youth and families.
Great Compromise
people who opposed the Constitution
Antifederalist
is government based on consent of the people. The government's source of authority is the people, and its power is not legitimate if it disregards the will of the people.
Popular sovereignty
It laid out the process by which lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were to be surveyed and sold. The method of creating townships and sections within townships was used for all U.S. land after 1785.
The Land Ordinance of 1785
is a period of carried long-term economical downturn that is result of lowered economic activity in one major or more national economies.
Depression
The purpose of this was to protect the large states' interests in the new government, which would be stronger federally than under the Articles of Confederation
Virginia Plan
Who wrote the Federlist Papers
Alexabder Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
refers to the separation of power in the government, which is ensured through the establishment of three different branches
Checks and Balances
it is the forerunner of the first amendment protections for religious freedom
The Virginia Statute
was an American soldier, revolutionary, and farmer famous for being one of the leaders of a Rebellion
Daniel Shays
was designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress, as under the Articles of Confederation
New Jersey Plan
One of the most important defenses of the constitution appeared in a serie of essays, we called them...
Federalists Papers
It refers to the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments
Federalism