topic 4 vocab 1-3 Flashcards
a document that sets out the law, principles, organization, and process of a government
constitution
the first ten amendments to the U.S constitution
bill or rights
the first American constitution, passed in 1777 which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
Articles of Confederation
to give up
cede
money
currency
a 1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory
Northwest Ordinance
a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
Shay’s Rebellion
to put private individuals or companies in charge of something
privatize
a period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises
depression
the gathering o state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
the plan at the constitutional convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature
Virginia Plan
the plan at the constitutional convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature
New Jersey Plan
a settlement or peaceful solution in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement or peaceful solution
compromise
a plan at the constitutional convention that settled the differences between large and small states
great compromise
an agreement at the constitutional convention that three fifths of the enslaved residents in any state be counted in its population
three-fifths compromise
