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| Leading figure at the Constitutional Convention who called for a government based on that of Britain. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Original federal constitution drafted by the Continental Congress in 1777. |
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| Law making body made up of two houses. |
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| Political system in which power is shared between the national government and state governments. |
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| Form of government in which officials are elected by the people. |
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| Compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey plans for a bicameral legislature; each state would have equal representation in the Senate and varied representation in the House of Representatives based on the state's population. |
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| The father of the Constitution and favored a strong republic. |
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| Wrote the articles of confederation. |
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| Law which designed a system formanaging and settling lands in the Northwest Territory. |
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| William Paterson's proposal for a unicameral legislature with each state having one vote. |
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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| Law which provided a basis for governinh yhr Northwest Territory. |
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| Vast territory north of the Ohio River and west Pennsylvania as far as the Mississippi River. |
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| Form of government in which officials are elected by the people. |
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| Farmers' rebellion led by Daniel Shays against higher taxes in Massachusetts. |
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| Compromise in which each enslaved person would be counted as three fifths of a person for the purpose of legislative representation. |
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| Law making body made up of one houses. |
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| James Madison's proposal for a bicameral legislature with representation based upon population. |
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