Ch. 8: Creating the Constitution Vocab Flashcard

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First written U.S. government plan; a confederation is a state association for a common goal.

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Articles of Confederation

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Region in the U.S. between the Ohio & Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes, given by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

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Northwest Territory

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Law passed by Congress in 1787 governing western lands

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Northwest Ordinace

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Meeting in Philadelphia, 1787, where the U.S. Constitution was drafted.

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Constitutional Convention

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"Age of Reason" in 17th-18th century Europe emphasized rational thought to uncover truths about nature and society.

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Enlightenment

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A country governed by elected representatives.

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republic

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A written plan providing the basic framework of a government.

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constitution

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Plan of government from the Constitutional Convention establishing a two-house Congress with population-based representation in the House and two senators per state in the Senate.

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Great Compromise

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Agreement at the Constitutional Convention counting enslaved persons as three-fifths of a person for House representation.

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Three-fifths Compromise

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Group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.

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Electoral College