Articles of Confederation/Const. Convention

Document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule.

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution of the United States
• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation

First written plan of government for the United States.

• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist Papers
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution

Supporters of ratifying the U.S. Constitution

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

Plan that called for a 2-house Congress with representation based on the states population

• New Jersey Plan
• Connecticut Compromise
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Plan

Plan that called for a one-house legislature and each state would have one equal vote.

• Articles of Confederation
• Connecticut Compromise
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan

Plan that established a 2-house Congress. In the House of Reps, members would be based on population. In the Senate, each state would get equal votes.

• New Jersey Plan
• Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
• Virginia Plan
• Articles of Confederation

Agreement made stating that enslaved persons would be counted as 3 out of 5 for representation in the House of Representatives

• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Equal Representation Act
• Two-Thirds Compromise
• Three-Fourths Agreement

A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

• Executive Order
• Legislative Act
• Constitution
• Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights

• The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
• The amendments that abolished slavery in the United States.
• The first ten laws passed by Congress.
• The first five amendments to the United States Constitution.

Larger states supported

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan