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Type of state that favored the New Jersey Plan
Small states
Type of state that favored the Virginia Plan
Larger states
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
President of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
Process of approval for the Articles of Confederation
ratification
Leader of England in 1760
King George III
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
1st signature of the Declaration of Independence and president of the 2nd Continental Congress
John Hancock
George Washington's home
Mount Vernon
Said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
3 unalienable rights
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Christian statesman from Connecticut who proposed the plan for legislature (Congress) that was adopted
Roger Sherman
Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the American colonists on 3 British ships in Boston Harbor where they threw tea overboard because they were being taxed without representation
2 crimes that colonists could be tried for in England
Treason and concealing treason
3 reasons government should be limited
*prevent tyranny
*protect the people's rights
*protect the power of the states
Social Contract Theory
The consent of a people to be governed in exchange for protection
Philosophical and intellectual movement focusing on reason and thought
Age of Enlightenment
After American independence in 1776, this document defined the powers of the new government
Articles of Confederation
Federalists Papers
85 essays compiled by advocates of the Constitution
The name under which the Federalist papers were published
Publius
Const. Conv. included these 3 things in their compromise concerning trade
*power over foreign and interstate commerce
*legislature forbidden to interfere with slave trade for 20 years
* no export duties (taxes) on the states
3 weaknesses of government under the Articles of Confederation
Congress: had no power to enforce law, can't tax, can't regulate commerce, can't raise a military, each state had 1 vote no matter their size, had to have a unanimous vote, no national court system, was only unicameral, lacked sole power to coin money, no separation of power, can't take action directly against individuals
3 major issues requiring compromise during Constitutional Convention
*representation
*slavery
*commerce
Proposal suggesting representation in the House be based on population and in the Senate be equal for all, no matter the size of the state
The Great Compromise
Important result of the Annapolis Convention
Scheduling the next meeting in Philadelphia in 1787