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a system of government where power is shared between a central or federal government and the states.
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Federalism
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The name of the people who supported strong federal government
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Federalists
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The name of the people who supported strong state governments
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Anti-Federalists
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essays written in support of Federalists positions and the constitution.
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The Federalists Papers
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first 10 amendments of the U.S. constitution
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Bill or Rights
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list basic rights of Americans
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influential Virginian who opposed the ratification of the constitution and who wanted a Bill of Rights added
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George Mason
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to ratify means?
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To approve
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ratification in government usually requires 3/4 of members to be approved and become law
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to amend means to _____?
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to amend means to change
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the trail settlers took into Kentucky
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Wilderness Road
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west of the Appalachians
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government where in people choose representatives to govern them
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Republic
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original plan for the national government of the US
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Articles of Confederation
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law passed to divide the western lands (the northwest territories)
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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the land was surveyed and divided into plots or townships (orderly growth)
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plan for governing the Northwest Territories (as a territory grew it gained rights to govern and eventually become a state.)
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Northwest Ordinance
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an uprising of Massachusetts farmers who were angry over debt and taxes
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Shay's Rebellion
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The Articles of Confederation were to govern the nation after the war was over. The weakness of the Articles of Confederation let to the writing of the _________?
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US constitution
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____ and others propose a new plan of government
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James Madison
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settles arguments over representation between large and small states
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Great Compromise
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settles arguments over counting slaves as part of the population
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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plan for government with 1 house legislature and each state has one vote
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New Jersey Plan
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equal (large and small states)
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plan offered for a new government which included 3 branches and a 2- house legislature, number of votes based on wealth and population.
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Virginia Plan
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states send representatives (delegates) to Philadelphia to try to solve the problems of the Articles
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Constitutional Convention
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