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Unit 6 - Chapter 8
Unit 6 - Confederation to Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Daniel Boone | an explorer and pioneed who discovered and then widened the trail through the Cumberland gap to create the Wilderness Road |
| Wilderness Road | a road through the Appalachian Mts.to Kentucky made by Daniel Boone |
| republic | A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws. |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | a law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Northwest Ordinance | One of the most significant achievements of the Articles of Confederation, it established a system for setting up governments in the westen territories so they could eventually become a state. |
| Cumberland Gap | Daniel Boone found this natural path through the Appalachian Mountains, became Wilderness Road |
| Shays Rebellion | 1786 revolt by Massachusetts farmers seeking relief from property taxes, debt and foreclosure that was a factor in the calling of the Constitutional Convention |
| compromise | an agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants |
| James Madison | A co-author of the Federalist Papers an influential delegate of the Constitutional Convention later to be called the Father of the Constitution; co-author of the Federalist Papers |
| Virginia Plan | In the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan called for a two-house Congress with each state's representation based on state population and separation of powers between 3 branches of government |
| New Jersey Plan | The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in congress regardless of the state's population |
| Great Compromise | The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in congress regardless of the state's population |
| Three-fifths Compromise | The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in congress regardless of the state's population |
| Constitutional Convention | The meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution. |
| Federalists | supporters of the stronger central govt. who advocated the ratification of the new constitution |
| Anti-federalists | They opposed the ratification of the Constitution because it gave more power to the federal government and less to the states, and because it did not ensure individual rights. |
| Federalist Papers | a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison to convince readers to ratify the Constitution; tried to reassure Americans that the states would not be overpowered by the federal government |
| George Mason | He opposed the Constitution because it didn't protect individual rights. His opposition led to the inclusion of the Bill of Rights. |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that protects people's fundamental rights. |
| ratify | approve formally; confirm; verify |
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