Vocabulary
The first written plan of government for the U.S.
Articles of confederation
a country governed by elected representitives
republic
to formally approve a plan or agreement
Ratify
a law passed by congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
Northwest Ordinance
The "age of reason": in the 17th and 18th century europe in which thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society
Enlightenment
a series of essays written by Maddison, Hamilton, and Jay in support of the ratifiction of the constitution by the states
The federalist papers
a region of the US bounded by the ohio and mississippi rivers and teh great lakes. the region was given to the US by the treaty of paris
Northwest territory
the plan of government adopted at the constitutional convention that established a two-house congress
Great compromise
supporters of the constitution
Federalists
a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the delegates from the states wrote the US constitution.
Constitutional convention
an agreement stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representstion.
three-fifths compromise
Created the plan that became known as the great compromise
Roger Sherman
a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government.
Constitution
the group established by the constitution to elect the president
electoral college
called the "father of the constitution" and believed the governments power should come from the people
James Maddison