• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/26

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

26 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
Wilderness Road
A road travled westward over the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky
republic
A government in which the people elect representives to govern
Articles Confederation
The first government to the United States
Land Ordinace of 1785
Law that set up townships in Western lands, which became known as the Northwest Territory
Northwest Ordinance
Law that organized the Northwest Territory
Shay's Rebellion
Anti-tax protest by farmers
Constitional Convention
Meeting in Philadelphia called to change the Articles of Confederation
James Madison
One of the leaders of the Constitional Congress
Virginia Plan
Plan that called for each representation in the lagislature to be based on states' population or wealth
New Jersey Plan
Plan that called for each state to have equal representation in the legislature
Great Compromise
Called for two-house legislature with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other houses
Three-Fifths Compromise
Called for counting three-fifths of the slave poulation for representation and taxation
federalism
A system of government in which power is shared among the federal government and the states
Federlists
People who supported ratification of the Constition
The Federlists papers
Essays that explained and defended the Constition
George Manson
Influential Virginian who opposed ratification of the Constition
Bill of Rights
Set of amendments to the Constition passed to protect individual rights
amending
Changing
amendments
Formal changes to the Consitution
controversy
a dispute between sides holding opposing views
delegates
People given power to act for others; representives to a convention
exported
Sent to another country for trade
levy
To order to be paid
militia
A group of citizens who receive military training but are only called in emergencies
ratification
Approval
ratified
approved