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| Yorktown | the British surrenders to George Washington, last battle of the American Revolution |
| Articles of Confederation | WEAK government- FIRST government of the United States |
| Shays's Rebellion | Massacachusetts farmers revolted over high state taxes-demonstrated the weakness of the Articles |
| Conventional Convention | Its purpose was to revise the Articles of Confedration however the delegates replaced Articles with a new constitution |
| Virginia Plan | Plan was proposed by James Madison calling for 3 branches of government with the legislature based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | Proposed by William Patterson calling for a legislature based on state equality along with a group executive |
| Great Compromise | This plan created a two house legislature with one house based on population and other based on state equality |
| 3/5 Compromise | In this agreement slaves would be counted as 3/5 a person for census to be used in determining a state's population |
| Slave trade Compromise | Agreement that Congress would not tax exports nor could it interfere with the slave trade before 1808 |
| Federalist | Political group that supported the new constitution -wanted a strong central government |
| Anti-Federalists | Political group that opposed the new constitution- desired strong state governments |
| Bill of Rights | Proposed at the request of the Anti-Federalists to ensure basic rights to the people. The 1st 10 amendments to the constitution |
| Preamble | It is the introduction to the constitution which list the purpose government in the United States |
| Full faith and Credit Clause | Found in Article IV of the Constitution that asserts states will honor the laws of other state and likewise cooperate with one another over fugitives |
| Supremacy Clause | Found in Article VI of the constitution stating the national government is the highest form of government, and the Constitution is the suprme law |
