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this was america's 1st attempt at national government & congress had all the power? articles of confederation
to give approval means? ratify
a confederation was also called a leauge of? friendship or states
this ordinance allowed them to survery the land and they divided the land into township each town ship had 36 powers and each parsal was 640 acres. to be sold for less than $1.00 an acre? northwest ordinance of 1785
this ordinance was when each territory was given a governor appointed by congress, when the population grew to 5,000 free adult males they could est. a legislature for the territory when the population reached 60,000 they could apply to become a state? Northwest ordinance of 1787
what are 2 weaknesses of the confederation? 1. no exsecutive branch or judical branch 2. they could not tax coined money or regulate trade
what was led by a man named daniel shay and it was a rebellion of farmers from western massuchucets against the court system who were putting people in jail for not making payments on their bank loans? shay's rebellion
what takes place on may 25, 1787? the philadelphia convention
who is known as the father of the consitution & had the idea for virginia? James Madison
who is the oldest member of the constitution 82 yrs. old? Benjamin Franklin
what delicate from New York and favored a strong central government? Alexander Hamilton
what is it called when a country is governed by elected representatives? republic
What is the thing called where slaves can be counted as 3/5 of a person which means 3 out of 5 slaves will be counted for representation but, the states would also have 2 pay taxes on that #? 3/5 compromise
who was in charge of the VA plan? James Madison
who was in charge of the New Jersey plan? William Patterson
who was in charge on the connecticut compromise? Roger Sherman
what is a 2 house legislature called? bicameral
what is a 1 house legislature? unicameral
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