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Mrs.hill history
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Articles of consideration | the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the Constitution in 1789. |
Shay's rebellion | An uprising led by a former militia officer, Daniel Shays, which broke out in western Massachusetts in 1786. |
Main principal of the constitution | separation of powers, checks and balances, Federalism, limited government. |
Federalism | the federal principle or system of government. |
The great compromise | agreement between large and small states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. |
Three-fifths compromise | The agreement was that slave states would pay extra taxes because every slave is counted as 3/5 of a freeman. |
Bill of rights | the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship. |
Mayflower compact | the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. |