Creating the Constitution Vocab

Creating the Constitution Vocab

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History

6th - 12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.

Back

Articles of Confederation

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Back

Northwest Territory

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed

Back

Northwest Ordinance

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution

Back

Constitutional Convention

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

a country governed by elected representatives

Back

republic

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government.

Back

constitution

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.

Back

Great Compromise

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