| A | B |
|---|
| Shays' Rebellion | revealed weaknesses of Articles of Confederation |
| New England Region | cold climate, poor rocky soil |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | proces for territories to become states |
| Articles of Confederation | states had more power than national governmet |
| Victory at Saratoga | encouraged France to help in the Revolution |
| unalienable right | cannot be taken away without due process |
| The South | agriculture and slavery |
| Common Sense | convinced many to support independence |
| Yorktown | final battle of the American revolution |
| Declaration of Independence | states reasons for separation from England |
| patriot | supported independence |
| George Washington | President of the Constitutional Convention |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense and The Crisis |
| Lord Cornwallis | surrendered to George Washington |
| Patrick Henry | Give me liberty, or give me death |
| Constitutional Convention | tried to balance powers of state and national governments |
| House of Burgesses | representative government |
| Mayflower Compact | self-government |
| Great Compromise | representation in Congress |
| three-fifths compromise | representation of slaves |
