| A | B |
|---|
| Northwest Ordinance | Organized territories of present-day OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI |
| Annapolis Convention | Gathering that was sparsely attended to regulate trade on Potomac; led to call for constitutional Convention |
| Virginia Plan | Called for 2 house legislature with representation based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | called for one house legislature with equal representation |
| Connecticut Compromise | called for one house based on population and one house with equal representation |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | established federal court system |
| Assumption Plan | said the federal government would pay state debts |
| Washington's Farewell Address | Said we should not have parties or involve ourselves with foreign alliances |
| Naturalization Act | established that foreigners would have to wait 14 years before becoming citizens |
| Alien Act | said the president could deport foreigners if they were a danger to the country |
| Sedition Act | outlawed criticism of government officials |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | said that states could nullify federal laws |
| Twelfth Amendment | said that electors must specify president and vice president on ballots |
| Embargo Act | said we wouldn't trade with foreign countries |
| Nonintercourse Act | said we wouldn't trade with France or England |
| Macon's Bill No. 2 | said that if France or England agreed not to interfere with our ships we could trade with that country |
