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History vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A trail and main road into Kentucky. | Wilderness Road |
| People choose representatives to govern them. | Republic |
| The government has limited powers and the states had the power. | Articles of Confederation |
| Surveyors divided land by 6 mile square plots. | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| Plotted out land set by the Land Ordinance of 1785 | Northwest Territory |
| Described how Northwest Territory was to be governed | Northwest Ordinance |
| A rebellion of farmers due to too high taxes. | Shaye's Rebellion |
| Meeting of 55 delegates about changing and strengthening the Articles of Confederation. | Constitutional Convention |
| Read over 100 books about government for the meeting. | James Madison |
| Plan for a new Government. | Virginia Plan |
| Called for legislature with only 1 house. | New Jersey Plan |
| Allowed the smaller states to have an equal number of votes in the Senate | Great Compromise |
| 3/5 of slave population would be counted when setting taxes. | 3 Fifths Compromise |
| A system of government which power us shared between the central government and states | Federalism |
| People who supported federalism | Federalists |
| People who didn't support federalism | Antifederalists |
| The best of the Federalist Essays | The Federalist Papers |
| Opposed ratification of the ConstitutioN | George Mason |
| Bill Of Rights | The 10 Ammendments to the Constitution |