Articles of Confederation
This was the first written plan of government for the United States.
Articles of Confederation
The plan that supported large states and representation based on population.
Virginia Plan
This group supported the Constitution and a strong federal government.
Federalists
Said we should not have political parties in his farewell address.
George Washington
Purchased from France, this doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
Under the Articles, states had most of the power while this part of government was intentionally weak.
Federal Government
The plan that supported small states with equal representation.
New Jersey Plan
This group opposed the Constitution without added protections for rights
Anti-Federalists
His financial plan included a national bank and paying off state debts.
Alexander Hamilton
Adams faced this foreign scandal where French agents demanded a bribe.
XYZ Affair
The Articles created this type of legislature with only one law-making body.
Unicameral
The agreement that created a bicameral Congress with two houses.
Great Compromise
These were the first ten amendments to protect individual freedoms.
Bill of Rights
Washington sent troops to stop this rebellion to prove federal authority.
Whiskey Rebellion
This war against Britain increased American nationalism and ended the Federalist Party.
War of 1812
This major rebellion by farmers showed how weak the Articles were.
Shay's Rebellion
This compromise counted enslaved people when determining representation.
3/5ths Compromise
These powers are not written but are allowed through the Elastic Clause.
Implied Powers
These two men became the first official leaders of America’s political parties.
Hamilton and Jefferson
These laws created by the Adams administration targeted immigrants and made it illegal to criticize government leaders.
Alien and Sedition Acts
One major success of the Articles was organizing western (the Midwest) lands through this law.
Northwest Ordinance (1787)
The system that divides power between national and state governments.
Federalism
Powers written directly in the Constitution belonging to the federal government.
Enumerated Powers
These were Washington’s two warnings in his Farewell Address.
Political Parties and Formal Alliances
Landmark case that established judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison