| A | B |
|---|
| compromise | agreement in which each side gives up demands |
| judicial branch | system of courts |
| constitution | document stating the rules a governement will operate |
| executive | person in government who carries out laws |
| Roger Sherman | proposed the Great Compromise |
| Articles of Confederation | set up a government with only one branch |
| Daniel Shays | led angry farmers who rebelled against unfair taxes |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | divided up the Northwest Territory |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | established the Northwest Territory |
| Three Fifths Compromise | enslaved people would be counted as three fifths of the state's popluation |
| Virginia Plan | wanted representation based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | wanted equal state representation |
| Congress | single legislative branch under the Articles |
| slavery | Congress could stop importation in 1808 |
