| A | B |
|---|
| Articles of Confederation | first amreican constitution |
| Congress | make laws |
| Republic | government in which representatives are chosen by the people |
| Shays Rebellion | when daniel shays led more than 1,000 angry farmers, toward federal arsenal for ammunition, a sign articles of confederation not working |
| Virginia Plan | strong national government with three branches, 2 house legistlature, larger states benifit |
| New Jersey Plan | three branches of governemnt legistlature with only one house, each state had one vote, smaller states benifited |
| The Great Compromise | lefislature w/ a lower and upper house, seats divided by population of state |
| Three-fifhts Compromise | southern states counted each enslaved person as 3/5 of a free person for taxation & represtentation |
| Bill of Rights | 1-10 amendments, added ot constitution, protects certain rights of citizens |
