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| Yorktown | Last battle of the Revolutionary War with the British surrender to Washington's Army in 1781 |
| Articles of Confederation | First Govt. of the USA-was a weak govt. with few powers and only lasted a few years until it was relaced. |
| Shay's Rebellion | Event that occured when Mass. farmers revolted over high state taxes and caused people to realize the weakness of the govt. |
| Constitutional Convention | Meeting called in 1787 in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation however the delegates decided to replace the Articles with a stronger govt. |
| Virginia Plan | Govt.. proposed by James Madison at the Convention -It called for a three branch govt. with a legislature based on population. |
| New Jersey Plan | Govt. plan presented by William Patterson that called for a legislature based on state equality and a group executive power. |
| Great Compromise | Agreement made at the Convention of 1787 that created a two house legislature with one house based on population and the other based on state equality. |
| 3/5 Compromise | Agreement made at the convention of 1787 that slaves would count as 3/5 a person for the census to determine the population of each state. |
| Slave Trade Compromise | Agreement at the conventionof 1787 that Congress would not tax exports and slave trading could be banned in 20 yrs. |
| Federalists | Political group who supported the passage of the new Contitution and its stronger govt. |
| Anti-Federalists | Political group who opposed the new Constitution and thought it lacked a specific list of people's rights. |
| Bill of Rights | Set of Amendments that were proposed at the request of Anti-Federalists to guarantee certain basic rights to the people. |
| Preamble | Intro. to the Constitution that lists the purpose of govt. in the United States. |
| "Full Faith and Credit" Clause | Statement in Article IV of the Constitution that says states will acknowledge the laws of other states and cooperate with one another over fugitives. |
| Supremacy Clause | Statement of Article VI states that the national govt. is the highest form of govt. in the nation and that the Constitution is above all forms of govt. |
