Unit 4 vocab words

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Meeting in Philadelphia, 1787, where the US Constitution was written.

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Constitutional Convention

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FIRST written plan of government for the US.

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Articles of Confederation

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Plan of government from the Constitutional Convention establishing a two-house Congress: House of Representatives & Senate.

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Great Compromise

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Opponents of ratifying the US Constitution favoring a loose association of states under the AOC.

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Anti Federalists

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Age of Reason in 17th & 18th century Europe emphasized reason and scientific method based on natural laws like liberty & equality.

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enlightenment

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Set of rules guiding a political organization

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constitution

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Agreement at the Constitutional Convention counting enslaved persons as 3/5 of a person for House representation.

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three-fifths compromise

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A group named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

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electoral college

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Supporters of the U.S. Constitution favoring a strong federal government sharing power with states.

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Federalists

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Region in the US between Ohio & Mississippi Rivers and Great Lakes, given by Treaty of Paris 1783.

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Northwest Territory