Ch7 - The Critical Period and the Constitution Flashcards
Land ordinance of 1785
Divided northwest territory into townships
John Dickinson
Led committee that proposed articles of confederation
Northwest territory
Bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes
Northwest ordinance
Provided for gradual development of self-government in new territories
Population needed to become a state
60,000
1786
Shays’ Rebellion
1785
Mount Vernon convention
Annapolis convention
1786, held to discuss common problems of navigation and commerce
Jonathan Dayton
Youngest constitutional convention delegate
1787
Constitution drafted and signed
Edmund Randolph
Proposed virginia plan
Virginia plan
Bicameral legislature, population-based representation
New Jersey plan
Unicameral legislature with equal representation
William Paterson
Proposed New Jersey plan
Connecticut compromise
Upper house w/ equal representation
Lower house w/ population-based representation