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Empress of China
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1784; ship; used to lead the way to trading with East Asian markets; traded gingseng
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Old Northwest
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northwest of the Ohio River; east of the Mississippi River; south of the Great Lakes
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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acreage of the Old NW should be sold; used to pay off national debt
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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area under federal government; with 60,000 people could become a state; no slavery
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Shays's Rebellion
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led by Captain Daniel Shays; 1786; Massachusetts; debtors and farmers demanded cheap paper money, lighter taxes and suspension of property takeovers; small skirmishes; ended with three people killed
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Constitution Convention of 1787
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Philadelphia; 55 emissaries from 12 states (no RI); wrote the Constitution; George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison; held in secrecy; "demigods"
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Virginia (large-state) Plan
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bicameral congress; representation based on size of population; favored larger states
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New Jersey (small-state) Plan
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unicameral congress; 2 senators per state, regardless of size and population; much like in the Articles of Confederation
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Great Compromise
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bicameral Congress; House of Representatives - reps based on population size; Senate - 2 senators per state
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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Slaves count as 3/5 of a person when voting
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