Ch. 7 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Constitution | A plan of government |
Bicameral | Two house legislature |
Philadelphia | The place where the Constitution Convection happened |
Republic | A Government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
Articles of Confederation | Americans first Constitution |
Second Continental Congress | The people who made the Articles of Confederation |
Petition | Apply to |
Ordinance | Law |
Northwest Territory | Land designated for the people (mostly farmers) to live on and farm on |
Ordinance of 1789 | The selling of land North of the Ohio River |
Shays Rebellion | Farmers suffered because they could not sell their goods so they rebelled by taking guns from the capital and going through town . |
James Madison | A Virginia planter |
Convention | Meeting |
Great Compromise | An agreement made by both sides |
Three-Fifths Compromis | A slave counts as 3/5 of a person |
Federalism | Sharing power between State,Federal Government |
Three Branches of Government | Legislative,Executive,and Judicial branches |
Checks and Balences | Government powers such as VETO |
Federalists | A person who works for the federal government |
Antifederalists | Nonfederilists |
Amendment | the revised copy of something |
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