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Ch.8 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A trail into Kentucky that David Boone helped form and that was the main path used by settlers although it was not easy to travel through. | Wilderness Road |
| A government where the people choose representatives to govern them. | republic |
| A document ratified in 1781 that formed a weak national government that could only wage war, make peace, sign treaties, and issue money. Western land claims eventually were given up by states. | Articles of Confederation |
| A law that allotted the Northwest Territory into 6 square mile plots called townships. Allowed the orderly growth of America. | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| The land northwest of the Ohio River that was given up by states to the Confederation Congress. | Northwest Territory |
| A law passed in 1787 that described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed: 5K free males = elect assenbly, 60K people = apply for state. Also set settling conditions - rights, no slavery, rivers open to all, etc. | Northwest Ordinance |
| A rebellion in Massachusetts in Jan. 1787 where Daniel Shays and about 1,500 men assaulted a federal arsenal defended by 900 militiamen and lost. American leaders realized their predicament. | Shays's Rebellion |
| A meeting in Phil. from May 25, 1787 to Sept. 17 with delegates from 12 states (no RI). Goal is strengthen national gov. to prevent rebellion but also protect people's rights. | Constitutional Convention |
| A Virginia delegate at the Constitutional Convention who read many government books for the meeting. | James Madison |
| A plan made by Virginia delegates presented by Edmund Randolph that had 3 branches of gov., leg./exe./jud. Presented on May 29. Leg. has 2 houses with voting based on wealth/population - favored by large states. | Virginia Plan |
| A plan presented by William Paterson on June 15 that had a leg. with one house and one vote per state - favored by small states. | New Jersey Plan |
| A compromise created in early July to resolve controversy over leg. representation. Passed on July 16. Leg. has 2 houses, Senate has equal rep. and House of Representatives has vote based on population. | Great Compromise |
| A compromise between North and South over slavery. Three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for taxes and voting. | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| A system of government of gov. in which power is shared between central gov. and state govs. | federalism |
| People who supported ratification of the Constitution. | Federalists |
| People who opposed the Constitution because states have too little power, people's rights are not guaranteed, and the president may become king. | Anti-Federalists |
| A collection of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton that supported the Constitution. | The Federalist Papers |
| An influential Virginian at Virginia's convention who was Anti-Federalist and wanted a Bill of Rights. | George Mason |
| The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that defined people's rights and convinced several states to ratify. | Bill of Rights |
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