| A | B |
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| bicameral | The word that refers to a two-house legislature. (193) |
| republic | A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. (193) |
| Articles of Confederation | America's first plan for a national government. (194) |
| states | Under the Articles of Confederation, the 13 ___________ kept most power, while Congress was weak. (194) |
| constitution | A written plan of government. (193) |
| depreciated | This word describes the decreasing value of America's money in the 1780's. (197) |
| Spain | Congress could do nothing when this country closed the lower Mississippi River to American shipping. (198) |
| Ordinance | The ___________ of 1785 & the Northwest ____________ were laws that allowed for settlement & statehood in western territories. (196) |
| Britain | In the 1780's, Congress could not solve problems with this country about soldiers in the Great Lakes region, trade issues & treatment of Loyalists. (197-198) |
| Congress | Under the Articles of Confederation, the ___________ could not collect taxes or enforce laws. (194-195) |
| depression | A prolonged period of economic difficulties. (199) |
| James Madison | He wrote the Virginia Plan & took careful notes at the convention. (202-203) |
| Philadelphia | In 1787, the Constitutional Convention took place in the Pennsylvania State House in this city. (202) |
| Constitutional Convention | Name given to the 1787 summer-long meeting where a new American plan of government was written. (202) |
| Virginia Plan | James Madison's plan for a strong national government with three branches. (202-203) |
| New Jersey Plan | Small states' plan that called for equal representation in Congress. (203) |
| Great Compromise | Agreement that satisfied big & small states with proportional respresentation in the House of Representatives & equal representation in the Senate. (204) |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Agreement that 60% of slaves would count towards representation in the House of Representatives. (204) |
| Bill of Rights | List of individual rights that some wanted added to the Constitution. (205) |
| Shays's Rebellion | 1787 Massachusetts farmers' revolt that showed America's need for a stronger national government. (200) |
