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DISPUTES
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a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
Constitutional Convention
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the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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to agree or pledge to support someone or something
Committed
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a country governed by elected representatives
REPUBLIC
What is the vocabulary word that matches this definition:an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
Three-Fifths Compromise
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the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
Electoral College
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Northwest Territory
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the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
Enlightenment
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a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
CONSTITUTION
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the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
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to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
Ratify
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NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
LIBERAL
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a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
Framework
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a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
CONTRADICTION
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a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS