Unit 3 Constitution and Government

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Ratify

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To sign or give formal consent; make valid

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New Jersey Plan

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Designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress

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Shays’ Rebellion

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a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts in response to the debt of the Revolutionary War

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Compromise

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Two parties coming to an agreement by lowering and adjusting what they want

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What is the Northwest Territory?

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The American frontier lying west of Pennsylvania, north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes.

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Constitution

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A document of a nation’s laws that outlines the powers/duties of the government and guarantees certain rights to the people in it

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What is the Three Fifths Compromise?

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Determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.

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Virginia Plan

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Designed to represent the wants of the larger states. Representation would be based on population of states.

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Delegates

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A representative sent to a conference

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Articles of Confederation

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The first constitution of the United States that tried to include people’s liberties that had been mention in the D.O.I