Unit 4 VOCAB week 6

constitution

• a document that states the USA and England are not at war with eachother

• a document that declare independence

• A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government.

• A document that sets the rules for schools

List of personal freedoms that the government promises to protect

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• constitution

• Articles of Confederation

First written constitution for the USA, created a weak national gov't and strong state gov'ts.

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• constitution

• Articles of Confederation

law that set up a system for settling the NW territory, the sale of square 16 would be used for public education

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• NW Ordinance of 1787

• Bill of Rights

• constitution

law that described how the NW should be governed. In order to become a state, the territory (in the NW) must guarantee freedoms to settlers (religion, liberty, property, prohibit slavery and fair treatment of Indians)

• Land Ordinance of 1875

• NW Ordinance of 1787

• Bill of Rights

• alliances

1786 revolt in MA by farmers in reaction to high taxes, led by Daniel Shays

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Shays Rebellion

• Farmer's Revolt

• American Revolution

A settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands.

• Constitution Convention

• Compromise

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

Agreement at the Constitutional Convention that 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted as part of a states population.

• Constitution Convention

• Compromise

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

Plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states, create a strong national gov't with 3 branches

• Constitution Convention

• Compromise

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

Gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. 

• Constitution Convention

• Compromise

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise