USH5 Vocabulary Flashcard

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United States' first national document which created a weak central government and had to be replaced by the U.S. Constitution.

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Articles of Confederation

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Law created under the Articles of Confederation government in 1785 to divide western U.S. lands into townships in order to sell it settlers

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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Law created the Northwest Territory out of lands between the Great Lakes, Ohio River, and Mississippi River.

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Northwest Ordinance

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Plan of representation at the Constitutional convention that included a bicameral legislature with representation based on population.

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Virginia Plan

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Plan of representation at the Constitutional convention that included a unicameral legislature and equal representation among the states.

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New Jersey Plan

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Rebellion of farmers against taxes and debts in Massachusetts which caused leaders to see the need for a stronger national government and call for the Constitutional Convention

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Shays' Rebellion

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Term given for Washington, Madison, Jefferson and other leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States

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Founding Fathers

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Meeting of state delegates in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation; designed a new plan of government, the U.S. Constitution, instead

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Constitutional Convention

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French philosopher who advocated the idea of separation of powers in government

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Montesquieu

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Helped write the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Federalist Papers; called the "Father of the Constitution"

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Madison