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Ch 8 Vocabulary - Creating America

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Horizontales
Land in the Ohio River Valley that was organized by the Northwest Ordinance and later became several Midwestern states
People who supported the U.S. Constitution and wanted a strong national government.
A violent uprising led by farmers in Massachusetts protesting high taxes and debt, which showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
People who opposed the U.S. Constitution because they feared a strong central government and wanted a Bill of Rights.
The way in which states elect officials to speak and make decisions on their behalf in the government.
The first plan for a national government in the U.S., which gave most power to the states and created a weak central government.
An agreement that combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans by creating a two-house legislature: the Senate with equal representation and the House of Representatives based on population.
A proposal for a strong national government with three branches and a two-house legislature where representation was based on population or wealth.
A series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to convince people to support the ratification of the Constitution.
Verticales
A compromise in which three-fifths of the enslaved population counted toward a state’s representation in Congress and for taxation.
A law that set up a system for surveying and selling land in the western territories of the United States.
The official approval of the U.S. Constitution by the states, which required at least nine states to agree.
The leaders who attended the Constitutional Convention and helped shape the U.S. government, including George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.
A system of government where power is divided between the national government and the states.