Creating the Constitution

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What was the main purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

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To create a written plan of government for the United States

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Who were the Anti-Federalists?

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Opponents of ratifying the U.S. Constitution

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What is the Constitution?

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A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

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What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in 1787?

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To write the U.S. Constitution

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What is the Electoral College?

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The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president

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What was the Enlightenment?

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The “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe

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Who were the Federalists?

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Supporters of ratifying the U.S. Constitution

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What did the Great Compromise establish?

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A two-house Congress

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What was the Northwest Ordinance?

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

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What is the Northwest Territory?

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A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes.