Ch.7 .1 & 7.2

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A two-house or two-part legislature; most states had to divide up government work.

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bicameral

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This delegate from Virginia was president of the Constitutional Convention. He said little but commanded respect due to his experience.

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George Washington

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This compromise allowed southern states to count 3/5ths of slaves in their populations

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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This compromise pleased both small and big states by proposing a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the lower house and equal representation in the upper house

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The Great Compromise

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The United States Constitution was created to replace the failing: Articles of Confederation, Virginia Declaration of Rights, Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence

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Articles of Confederation

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Law that described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed:

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Means people rule themselves.

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Popular Sovereignty

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Established a plan for dividing federal lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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Agreement to establish a 2-house legislature based on equal representation in 1 house & population in the other.

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Great Compromise

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Plan for first national government in 1781; had many weaknesses.

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Articles of Confederation