| A | B |
|---|
| Wilderness Road | this road traveled westward to Kentucky |
| republic | government where people elect representatives to govern |
| Articles of Confederation | first government of the United States |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | set up townships in the Western lands |
| Northwest Territory | land that formed the modern states (Ohio,Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, part of Minnesota) |
| Northwest Ordinance | law that organized the Northwest Territory |
| Shay's Rebellion | anit-tax protest by farmers |
| Constitutional Convention | meeting in Philadelphia to change the Articles of Confederation |
| James Madison | a leader of the Constitutional Convention |
| Virginia Plan | called for representation in the legislature be based on the states' population or wealth |
| New Jersey Plan | each state will have equal representation in the legislature |
| Great Compromise | 2- house legislature, representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | count 3/5/'s of the slave population for representation and taxation |
| federalism | system of government where a power is shared between the federal government and states |
| Federalists | poeple who supported the Constitution |
| antifederalists | poeple who opposed the Constitution |
| The Federalist papers | essays that explain and defend the Constitution |
| George Mason | Virginian who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | amendments top the constitution passed to protect individual rights |
| amending | changing |
| amendments | formatchanges to the Constitution |
| controversy | dispute between sides that have opposing views |
| debt | money owed |
| delegates | people given power to act for others |
| exported | sent to another country for trade |
| levy | to order to be paid |
| militia | group of citizens who have military training but are called only in emergencies |
| ratification | approval |
| ratified | approved |
