Download Early American History: Key Events Leading to the US Constitution and more Quizzes World History in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Articles of Confederation DEFINITION 1 First US Constitution Ratification process took 4 years Legally established the union of the states TERM 2 Northwest Ordinance DEFINITION 2 Creation of Northwest Territory as 1st organized territory of the US north and west of Ohio River and east of Mississippi River. August 7, 1789 TERM 3 Shays' Rebellion DEFINITION 3 Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787. The rebellion is named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolution who led the rebels, known as "Shaysites" or "Regulators". Tired of taxes and debt GOAL: Close the courts in MA to prevent government repossession TERM 4 Three-Fifths Compromise DEFINITION 4 The Three-Fifths compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the population of slaves would be counted for enumeration purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives. TERM 5 Constitutional Convention DEFINITION 5 55 men present Delegates: Washington, George Mason, Ben Franklin More than half of delegates had college education Madison's notes published 4 years after death TERM 6 Virginia Plan DEFINITION 6 Two house legislature State's population determining representation in each house Smaller states disliked TERM 7 New Jersey Plan DEFINITION 7 Proposed by William Paterson at the Philadelphia Convention on June 15, 1787. The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan's call for two houses of Congress, both elected with proportional representation according to population or direct taxes paid. One house legislature Each state :: One vote TERM 8 Great Compromise DEFINITION 8 The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman's Compromise, was an 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. Senate: two from ea. state, 6 yrs AND House: population based, 2 yrs TERM 9 Federalist Papers DEFINITION 9 The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles or essays advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay Argued for "the perfect balance between liberty and power" TERM 10 Alexander Hamilton DEFINITION 10 Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 - July 12, 1804) was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher.
