Vocabulary
Ratification
The year Jamestown was founded
1607
President of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
Plan that was based on population of states for representation
Virginia Plan
Original National Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Someone who believed in ratifying the Constitution
The year Plymouth was founded
1620
Wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton
Plan that was based on equal representation for all states
New Jersey Plan
Sole strength of AoC
Northwest Ordinance
Uprising that showed the weakness in the AoC
Shay's Rebellion
Year the Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Compromise that was based on who would be counted as population
3/5ths Compromise
Bill of Rights
Someone who preferred powerful state governments
Anti-Federalist
Year the Constitution was signed
1787
Helped write the Federalist Papers with Hamilton and Madison
John Jay
Compromise that established the legislative as two houses based on population and equal representation
The Great Compromise
First 3 words of the Constitution
"We the people"
Term for a two house legislature
Bicameral
Year the Bill of Rights was ratified
1791
80 years old at the time of the Constitutional Convention
Ben Franklin
This state did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Rhode Island
How many grievances did the Declaration of Independence list?
27