Unit Eight - Constitution (A New Government)

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A document outlining the laws and rules of a nation is called a...

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Constitution

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An individual in charge of a state or nation is called the...

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Executive

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A document protecting individual freedoms is called a...

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Bill of Rights

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The first government of the United States of America was...

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The Articles of Confederation

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was...

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Weak

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This set up a system for admitting new states to the United States north of the Ohio River.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Who led a rebellion of farmers that scared many of the rich founding fathers and property owners?

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Daniel Shays

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Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?

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Philadelphia

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What plan wanted representation by population?

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Virginia Plan

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What was the Great Compromise?

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There will be two houses - one based on population, one where states are equal.