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Unit 4 Part 1
Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention
Term | Definition |
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Articles of Confederation | the first government of the United States |
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | Law establishing a plan for adding territories as states; strength of the Articles of Confederation |
Shay's Rebellion | Uprising of farmers in Massachusetts opposing high taxes and debt collection |
New Jersey Plan | Plan for representation in Congress favored by small states; proposed equal representation and one house legislature |
Virginia Plan | Plan for representation in Congress favored by large states; proposed representation based on population and two house legislature |
Great Compromise | created two houses in Congress; one based on population (Virginia Plan) and the other gave equal representation (new Jersey Plan) to each state. |
Three-Fifths Compromise | Three out of every five enslaved Africans would be counted for representation |