| A | B |
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| Northwest Ordinance | divided area between Mississippi R. and Pennsylvania |
| Trade Compromise | congress could not end slavery or tax exports, but could control most other trade |
| State Constitutions | gave regional power to legislatures elected by the people in order to prevent tyranny |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | when determining population, slave counted as only a fraction of a person |
| Articles of Confederation | stated that each state would have one vote in congress to approve major decisions |
| Great Compromise | plan for congress having a House and a Senate that saved the Constitutional Convention |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | divided the western lands purchased from the Native Americans into townships that were divided into sections |
| Depression | a long sharp decline in economic activity |
| Constitution | a plan of government |
| Bill of Rights | a list of rights and freedoms guaranteed to the people |
| Confederation | an alliance of independent states |
| Senate | each state has 2 elected officials in this body |
| Executive Branch | the government branch that carries out the laws |
| Judicial Branch | a system of courts to interpret the laws |
| Legislative Branch | the government branch that makes the laws |
| Electoral College | a special body that votes for the President and Vice President |
| House of Representatives | each state has elected officials based on population in this body |
| Ratify | to approve |
| Roger Sherman | head of the committee that created the Great Compromise |
| Daniel Shays | led an uprising by desperate farmers in Massachusetts |
| James Madison | called the "Father of the Constitution" because he was the best prepared delegate to the Constitutional Convention |
| George Washington | president of the Constitutional Convention |
| How many articles are in the Constitution? | seven |
| How many amendments are in the Constitution? | twenty-seven |
| The first ten amendments are known as what? | Bill of Rights |
