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Northwest Ordinance

The law that called for the expansion of Ohio Indiana and Illinois

Articles of confederation

The United States first constitution, had many problems that many people disliked

1st amendment

freedom of speech

10th Amendment

Powers Reserved to the States

Federalism

A central government with small constitutional political entities like states

Federalists vs anti federalists

Two political parties that were in rivalry before the civil war

New Jersey plan

New Jersey wanted each state to have 2 representatives

Virginia plan

Virginia wanted representatives based on population

The great compromise

Combined both the New Jersey plan and the Virginia plan to create congress

The 3/5ths compromise

allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person towards representation and taxation

Alexander Hamilton

Not born into power

Aaron burr

Killed Alexander Hamilton, born into power

North economy

Based on agriculture but shifted to industrial after

South economy

Devastated by the loss of enslaved labor and based around it