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society of the cincinnati
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a historic organization with branches in the United States and France founded in 1783 to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the Revolutionary War officers and to pressure the government to honor pledges it had made to officers who fought for American independence
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san souci club
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a club that was without care; free and easy
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primogeniture
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the right, by law or custom, of the first-born to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings. Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females
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federalists number 10
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is an essay by James Madison and the tenth of the Federalist Papers, a series arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution.
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virginia plan
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was a proposal by Virginia delegates, drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787.
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john woolman
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an itinerant Quaker preacher, traveling throughout the American colonies, advocating against conscription, military taxation, and particularly slavery.
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shay's rebellion
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an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787. The rebellion is named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolution who led the rebels, known as "Shaysites" or "Regulators"
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committee of detail
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was a committee established by the Philadelphia Convention to put down a draft text reflecting the agreements made by the Convention up to that point, including the Virginia Plan's 15 resolutions. This report, when made, constituted the first draft of the United States Constitution, and much of what was contained in the final document was present in this draft.
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nationalists vs. localists
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nationalists wanted huge constitutional reforms and the localists wanted local control of government.
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federalists vs antifederalists
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Federalists were people who wanted a stronger central government and Antifederalists wanted a week central government.
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jay-gardoqui treaty
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of 1786 between the United States and Spain guaranteed Spain's exclusive right to navigate the Mississippi River for 25 years. It also opened Spain's European and West Indian seaports to American shipping. However, the Treaty was not ratified under the Articles of Confederation.
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antifederalists
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found many problems in the Constitution. They argued that the document would give the country an entirely new and untested form of government. They saw no sense in throwing out the existing government
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new jersey plan
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was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government proposed by William Paterson at the Philadelphia Convention.
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letters fom a farmer in pennsylvania
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is a series of essays written by the Pennsylvania lawyer and legislator John Dickinson and published under the name "A Farmer"
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phillis wheatly
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was the first African American poet and the first African-American woman whose writings were published. Born in Gambia, Senegal, she was enslaved at age eight
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society for the relief of free negros
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henry knox
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was an American bookseller from Boston who became the chief artillery officer of the Continental Army and later the nation's first secretary of war.
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bill of rights
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the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
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robert morris
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the first superintendent of finance for the Articles of Confederation who was very influential during the 1700's
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john jay
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A New Yorker appointed by Congress to obtain rights to navigation of the Mississippi.
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james madison
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was the principle author of the U.S. Constitution, and is often called "Father of the Constitution".
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governor morris
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governor of pennsylvania who came up with a solution to the bad wording of the Constitution with the phrase, "We the People of the United States"
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status of slavery
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Was not popular in the North. The invention of the cotton gin in the South increases the need for slaves to work the plantations.
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federalist 84
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written by alexander hamilton, notable for stating the idea that a bill of rights was not a necessary component for the constitution
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montesquieu
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The Spirit of Laws- a treatise on politcal theory first published in 1748, had an enormous influence on the drafting of the U.S. constitution
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3/5 compromise
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compromise between northern and southern states in which 3/5 of slaves would be counted toward a state's population
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william paterson
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a lawyer from new jersey who introduced the New Jersey Plan
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republicans
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also known as Jeffersionian Republicans, formed to oppose the programs of the Federalist party
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benjamin banneker
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a free African-American who was an astronomer, surveryor, almanac author, farmer, mathematician.
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articles of confederaion
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a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
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land ordinance of 1785
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was adopted by the United States Congress on May 20, 1785. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the inhabitants of the United States
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northwest ordinance
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An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio, and also known as the Freedom Ordinance) was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States
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contitutional convention
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The doctrine of divided state sovereignty was fashioned by the American revolutionaries.
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theory of state sovereignty
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the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
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