| A | B |
|---|
| Constitution | more power to national gov't; 3 branches with checks and balances, can tax |
| Annapolis Convention | 1786 meeting, 5 states attended, decision made to revise Articles of Confederation |
| Great (Conn.) Compromise | Lower house - population, Upper house - equal representation (Roger Sherman) |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | western land divided into territories (36 sections, 1 goes to education) |
| Articles of Confederation | power to states, 1 house Congress, no power to tax, unanimous consent to amend |
| Three-fifths Compromise | determined "value" of slaves; also put ban on importation of starting in 1807 |
| Deism | belief of many founding fathers; supreme being, but world governed by Natural Rights |
| Virginia Plan | Madison's idea - federal government; bicameral legislature based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | small state proposal - unicameral legislature with equal representation |
| Federalists Papers | written by Madison and Hamilton to support ratification of Constitution |
| Shay's Rebellion | rebellion in Massachusetts; farmers trying to stop land from being foreclosed upon |
| Northwest Ordinance 1787 | steps for new state admission to US; no slavery north of Ohio river |
| Bill of Rights | 1st 10 Amendments to Constitution; personal freedoms protected by law |
| Yeoman Farmers | commoners below Gentry; opportunity to rise in power after American Revolution |
| Newburgh Conspiracy | proposed coup de'tat that would overthrow Congress; Washington stops it (1783) |
| Republicanism | version of representative democracy; people vote, but educated in control |
| Federalists | believed in more power to the National government |
| Anti-Federalists | believed in more local/state power; feared a National gov't with too much power |
