Two house legislature to divide the work of government
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Ordinance
A law or regulation
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Depreciate
to fall in value
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Depression
A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
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Manumission
the freeing of individual enslaved persons
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Proportional
having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
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Compromise
settlement of a dispute by each side giving up some demands
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Convention
meeting
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Amend
to change or revise
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Federalism
A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and state governments
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Legislative Branch
The law-making branch of government
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Executive Branch
The branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law and that is headed by the president
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Electoral College
A special group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice
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Judicial Branch
Branch of government that interprets the law; it includes courts that settle disputes and questions the law
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Checks and Balances
A system by which each branch of government limits the power of other branches so that one branch does not become too powerful
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Tradition
a long standing cultural belief or practice
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Amendment
a change, correction or improvement added to a document
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Republic
A government in which citizens rule through elected officials
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Richard Henry Lee
President of Congress
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Articles of Confederation
Nation's first constitution
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Ordinance of 1785
Established a process to survey and sell the lands north of the Ohio River
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The Northwest Ordinance
Created a single Northwest Territory from lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi. Bill of Rights for settlers in the territory
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Land Act of 1800
Made it easier for people to buy land in the territory
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John Adams
Ambassador to Great Britain
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Shay's Rebellion
Massachusetts 1786. Forced courts in the western part of the state to close. January, 1787 about 1,200 supporters marched to the federal arsenal and were met by soldiers who killed 4 farmers
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Philadelphia Convention
May, 1787 - Alexander Hamilton called for a meeting to discuss trade issues
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Virginia Plan
Edmund Randolph of Virginia proposed a strong national government
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New Jersey Plan
Proposed by William Patterson. Legislature would have a single house, with each state having one vote
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Great Compromise
Roger Sherman of Connecticut proposed different representation in the two-house legislature. Senate and House of Representative
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The Three Fifths Compromise
Every 5 enslaved persons would count as 3 persons in the state's population and taxes
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