Unit 4, Lesson 10: Creating the Constitution

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to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.

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ratify

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supporters of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the creation of a strong federal government that shared power with the states.

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Federalists

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

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Articles of Confederation

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

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Constitutional Convention

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Following the American Revolution, what did Congress fear about a strong central government?

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rights for which people fought would be lost

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One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not

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impose taxes.

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What was the long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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Territories eventually became states.

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What land was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?

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land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes

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Why is Shays’ Rebellion an important event in U.S. history?

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It led to the passage of a new Constitution.

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What was the original purpose of the convention in May 1787?

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to revise the Articles of Confederation