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SS ch8 Vocab Bradyb.
Chapter 8 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| narrow trail that led to Kentucky | Wilderness Road |
| A gov. where people elect rep. to govern | republic |
| first gov of the U.S. | Articles of Confederation |
| law set up township in the western lands, which became known as the Northwest Territory | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| Land that formed the northwesten modern states | Northwest Territory |
| law that organized the Northwest Territory | Northwest Ordinance |
| Anti-tax protest by farmers | Shay's Rebellion |
| metteng to change the Articles of Confederation | Constitutional Convention |
| one of the leaders of the Constitutional Convention | James Madison |
| plan called for rep. in legislature to be based on states' population or wealth | Virginia Plan |
| plan called for each state to have equal rep. in the legislature | New Jersey Plan |
| called for a two-house leg. | Great compromise |
| way to count slaves for representation in taxation | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| system of gov. in which power is shared | federalism |
| people who supported ratification of the Constitution | Federalists |
| people who oppose tarification of the Constitution | Antifederalists |
| essays that defended the Constitution | The Federalist papers |
| Influential Virginian who opposed the ratification of the Constitution | George Mason |
| amendments in Constitution passed to protect individual rights | Bill of Rights |