The Constitution

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Uprising in Massachusetts in which farmers were upset with the Boston establishment (government) over new taxes. It was an example that only a strong national government could prevent social disorder.

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Shay's Rebellion

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Agreement reached between large and small states over representation in the Legislature, led by Roger Sherman.

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The Great Compromise

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Resolved the issue of how enslaved people were to be counted in the population

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The Three-Fifths Compromise

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System designed to ensure that no one branch of government becomes more powerful than the other

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Checks and Balances

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Who argued against the Constitution because they felt it made the national government too strong and wanted power to remain in the states?

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Anti-Federalists

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First ten amendments to the Constitution.

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The Bill of Rights

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Delegates at the ________ were initially supposed to revise the Articles of Confederation but decided that they were no longer effective and created a new government under the Constitution.

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Constitutional Convention

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Created a loose alliance of states in which each state had one vote

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The Articles of Confederation

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Known as the upper house. The number of representatives would be the same number for every state.

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The Senate

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Known as the lower house. The number of representatives each state has is based on their population.

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The House of Representatives