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Ch. 8 US History JX

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A road that traveled westward over the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky Wilderness Road
A government in which the people elect representatives to govern Republic
The first government of the United States Articles of Confederation
Law that set up townships in the Western lands, which became known as the Northwest territory Land Ordinance of 1785
Land that formed the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota Northwest Territory
Law that organized the Northwest Territory Northwest Ordinance
Anti-tax protest by farmers Shays's Rebellion
Meeting in Philadelphia called to change the Articles of Confederation Constitutional Convention
One of the leaders of the Constitutional Convention James Madison
Plan that called for representation in the legislature to be based on states' population or wealth Virginia Plan
Plan that called for each state to have equal representation in the legislature New Jersey Plan
Called for a two-house legislature with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other house Great Compromise
Called for counting three-fifths of the slave population for representation and taxation Three-Fifths Compromise
A system of government in which power is shared among the federal government and the states Federalism
People who supported ratification of the Constitution Federalists
People who opposed ratification of the Constitution Antifederalists
Essays that explained and defended the Constitution The Federalist papers
Influential Virginian who opposed ratification of the Constitution George Mason
Set of Amendments to the Constitution passed to protect individual rights Bill of Rights
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