SS 5 ch. 13
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| Richard Allen | a slave that started the Free African Society in 1787
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| Articles of Confederation | the second Constitutional Congress adopted it in 1781set up the country's first central government
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| Daniel Shays | 1786 a Massachusetts farmer who started a group of farmers to protest against the courts
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| Shay's Rebellion | a fight where 8 men were killed
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| Northwest Ordinance | passed in 1787 - a law passed for land
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| Northwest Territory | land claimed from the Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River by the United StatesIndiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois
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| territory | land
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| statehood | means to become a state when 60,000 people lived there
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| Alexander Hamilton | from New York- came to the congress meeting
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| James Madison | from Virginia- came to the congress meeting
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| Constitution Convention | this is where they made the constitution
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| George Mason | helped write Virginia's Constitution with Gouverneur Morris
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| Virginia Plan | make a republic in Virginia
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| Legislative branch | made up of Congress who make laws and raise money
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| Executive branch | president
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| Judicial branch | made up of judges called the Supreme Court
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| Supreme Court | judges
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| New Jersey Plan | gave the state the same number of representatives
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| Roger Sherman | from Connecticut- he is a judge who made the Great Compromiseknown for his clear thinking
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| Great Compromise | the Congress wuold have two sseparate houses- the House of Representatives and the Senate
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| House of Representatives | larger states had more representatives because of population
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| Senate | favored the small states- each state would have 2 representatives
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| points of view | the way someone looks at something
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| amendments | additions to the Constitution
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| Preamble | the introduction to the Constitution - began with "We the People"
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| federal system | states and central government share power
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| Federal Government has the power to | make money, trade, declare war, settle fights
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| The states have the power to | set up public schools and local governments, and run elections
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| The Federal government and States have the power to | collect taxes and pass laws
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| checks and balances | each state can check on each other to not gain a lot of power
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| veto | refuse to approve soemthing, the president can do this
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| Federalists | supporters of the Constitution
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| ratify | approve the constitution
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| Antifederalists | people against the Constitution
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| Bill of Rights | 10 things added to the Constitution
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| George Washington | 1st president
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| New York City | the country's capital
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| secretary | someone who runs the Congress
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| Secretary of Treasury | Alexander Hamilton- toko care of money
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| Secretary of State | Thomas Jefferson - handled other countries with the US
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| Secretary of War | Henry Knox
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| Cabinet | made up of all the country's officials
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| political parties | people who share the same ideas about the government
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| What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | lack of money and people protesting
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