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Kelsie Constitution

History

QuestionAnswer
Constitution a plan of government
Bicameral two-house legislatures to divide power
Republic a government which citizens rule through elected representatives
Articles of Confederation provided for a new central government under which states gave up little of their power
Petition apply to
Ordinance a law that established a procedure for surveying and selling the western lands north of the Ohio River
Northwest Territory the lands were to be divided into three to five smaller territories
Depreciated fallen in value
Robert Morris opened a first bank
John Adams was sent to London to discuss difficulties
Depression a period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased
Daniel Shays a former Continental army captain. Led Shay's rebellion
Manumission the freezing of individual enslaved peoples
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton Virginia planter and NY lawyer Madison was called the Father of Constitution
Proportional corresponding in size to the population of the state
Roger Sherman suggested the Great Compromise
Compromise an agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants
Enlightenment a movement that promoted knowledge, reason, and science as the means to improve society
John Locke philosopher
Baron de Montesquieu philosopher
Federalism sharing power between the federal and state governments
Legislative branch lawmaking branch
Articles parts
Executive Branch carries out
Judicial Branch court system
Federalists supporters of the new constitution
John Jay wrote essays about the constitution
Antifederalists those who opposed radification
Patrick Henry gave fiery speeches against the proposed Constitution
Amendment something added to a document
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