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Abigail Adams
 Definition
the wife of second president John Adams. She attempted to get rights for the "Ladies" from her husband who at the time was on the committee for designing the Declaration of Independence.
Term
Daniel Shays
 Definition
a radical veteran of the Revolution. He led a rebellion, fittingly named Shays Rebellion. He felt he was fighting against a tyranny. The rebellion was composed of debtors demanding cheap paper money, lighter taxes, and suspension of mortgage foreclosures.
Term
Alexander Hamilton
 Definition
Alexander Hamilton High Political leader-1786- 32 year old New Yorker who saved the convention from complete failure by engineering the adoption of his report. It called upon Congress to summon a convention to meet in Philadelphia the next year, not to deal with commerce alone but to bolster the entire fabric of the Articles of Confederation.
Term
James Madison
 Definition
Nicknamed "the Father of the Constitution"; talented politician sent to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787; his notable contributions to the Constitution helped to convince the public to ratify it.
Term
Primogeniture
 Definition
An English law in colonial times that said only the eldest son of the parents could inherit a landed estate.
Term
Federation
 Definition
Thomas Jefferson wanted a tightly knit federation. This involved the yielding by the states of their sovereignty to a completely new federal government.
Term
Checks & Balances
 Definition
is the principle of government under which separate branches are employed to prevent actions by the other branches and are induced to share power."
Term
Sovereignty
 Definition
is defined as supreme political power.
Term
Mobocracy
 Definition
To be ruled by a mob. An example of people who used this method would be the American colonists.
Term
Consent of the governed
 Definition
people of a country have to consent to be governed, otherwise they have the right to over-throw the government. This theory was coined by John Locke
Term
Republicanism
 Definition
The theory of Republicanism was that the government was under the authority of the people it governs.
Term
States' rights
 Definition
The anti-federalists opposed the constitution because they thought it did not give enough power to the states.
Term
Popular Sovereignty
 Definition
is the idea that people should have the right to rule themselves.
Term
Anarchy
 Definition
described as a lack of a strong centralized government. Often resulting in chaos, giving no security to landowners or upper-class
Term
Society of the Cincinnati
 Definition
Group of Continental Army officers formed a military order in1783. They were criticized for their aristocratic ideals
Term
Great Compromise 1787
 Definition
compromise between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
Term
Articles of Confederation
 Definition
The first "constitution" governing the Untied States after the Revolution;
Term
Electoral College
 Definition
a group of electors that are elected by the people to elect the President of the United States in every election year.
Term
Land Ordinance of 1785
 Definition
A law which stated that disputed land the Old Northwest was to be equally divided into townships and sold for federal income; promoted education and ended confusing legal disagreements over land.
Term
Three-Fifths Compromise
 Definition
where a black slave was counted as three-fifths of a person when they were counting the population.
Term
Northwest Ordinance
 Definition
took place in 1787. They said that sections of land were similar to colonies for a while, and under the control of the Federal Government.
Term
Anti-Federalists
 Definition
People against federalists in 1787; disagreed with the Constitution because they believed people's rights were being taken away without a Bill of Rights
Term
Shay's Rebellion 1786
 Definition
Led by Captain Daniel Shays, Revolutionary war veteran. An uprising that flared up in western Massachusetts. Impoverished backcountry farmers, many of them Revolutionary war veterans, were losing their farms through mortgage foreclosures and tax delinquencies.
Term
Federalists
 Definition
A United States political party consisting of the more respectable citizens of the time; Federalists lived along the eastern seaboard in the 1790's; believed in advocating a strong federal government
Term
The "large-state plan"
 Definition
It was the plan purposed by Virginia to set up a bi-cameral congress based on population, giving the larger states an advantage. It was first written as a framework for the constitution.
Term
Constitution of the United States
 Definition
The foundation of our country's national government; was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787; the Constitution establishes a government with direct authority over all citizens, it defines the powers of the national government, and it establishes protection for the rights of states and of every individual.
Term
The Federalist
 Definition
a series of articles written in New York newspapers as a source of propaganda for a stronger central government.
Term
Confederation
 Definition
a group of sovereign states, each of which is free to act independently from the others. In 1776, when America gained its independence, a loose confederation was formed among the thirteen colonies.
Term
Abigail Adams
 Definition
the wife of second president John Adams. She attempted to get rights for the "Ladies" from her husband who at the time was on the committee for designing the Declaration of Independence.
Term
Daniel Shays
 Definition
a radical veteran of the Revolution. He led a rebellion, fittingly named Shays Rebellion. He felt he was fighting against a tyranny. The rebellion was composed of debtors demanding cheap paper money, lighter taxes, and suspension of mortgage foreclosures.
Term
Alexander Hamilton
 Definition
Alexander Hamilton High Political leader-1786- 32 year old New Yorker who saved the convention from complete failure by engineering the adoption of his report. It called upon Congress to summon a convention to meet in Philadelphia the next year, not to deal with commerce alone but to bolster the entire fabric of the Articles of Confederation.
Term
James Madison
 Definition
Nicknamed "the Father of the Constitution"; talented politician sent to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787; his notable contributions to the Constitution helped to convince the public to ratify it.
Term
Primogeniture
 Definition
An English law in colonial times that said only the eldest son of the parents could inherit a landed estate.
Term
Federation
 Definition
Thomas Jefferson wanted a tightly knit federation. This involved the yielding by the states of their sovereignty to a completely new federal government.
Term
Checks & Balances
 Definition
is the principle of government under which separate branches are employed to prevent actions by the other branches and are induced to share power."
Term
Sovereignty
 Definition
is defined as supreme political power.
Term
Mobocracy
 Definition
To be ruled by a mob. An example of people who used this method would be the American colonists.
Term
Consent of the governed
 Definition
people of a country have to consent to be governed, otherwise they have the right to over-throw the government. This theory was coined by John Locke
Term
Republicanism
 Definition
The theory of Republicanism was that the government was under the authority of the people it governs.
Term
States' rights
 Definition
The anti-federalists opposed the constitution because they thought it did not give enough power to the states.
Term
Popular Sovereignty
 Definition
is the idea that people should have the right to rule themselves.
Term
Anarchy
 Definition
described as a lack of a strong centralized government. Often resulting in chaos, giving no security to landowners or upper-class
Term
Society of the Cincinnati
 Definition
Group of Continental Army officers formed a military order in1783. They were criticized for their aristocratic ideals
Term
Great Compromise 1787
 Definition
compromise between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
Term
Articles of Confederation
 Definition
The first "constitution" governing the Untied States after the Revolution;
Term
Electoral College
 Definition
a group of electors that are elected by the people to elect the President of the United States in every election year.
Term
Land Ordinance of 1785
 Definition
A law which stated that disputed land the Old Northwest was to be equally divided into townships and sold for federal income; promoted education and ended confusing legal disagreements over land.
Term
Three-Fifths Compromise
 Definition
where a black slave was counted as three-fifths of a person when they were counting the population.
Term
Northwest Ordinance
 Definition
took place in 1787. They said that sections of land were similar to colonies for a while, and under the control of the Federal Government.
Term
Anti-Federalists
 Definition
People against federalists in 1787; disagreed with the Constitution because they believed people's rights were being taken away without a Bill of Rights
Term
Shay's Rebellion 1786
 Definition
Led by Captain Daniel Shays, Revolutionary war veteran. An uprising that flared up in western Massachusetts. Impoverished backcountry farmers, many of them Revolutionary war veterans, were losing their farms through mortgage foreclosures and tax delinquencies.
Term
Federalists
 Definition
A United States political party consisting of the more respectable citizens of the time; Federalists lived along the eastern seaboard in the 1790's; believed in advocating a strong federal government
Term
The "large-state plan"
 Definition
It was the plan purposed by Virginia to set up a bi-cameral congress based on population, giving the larger states an advantage. It was first written as a framework for the constitution.
Term
Constitution of the United States
 Definition
The foundation of our country's national government; was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787; the Constitution establishes a government with direct authority over all citizens, it defines the powers of the national government, and it establishes protection for the rights of states and of every individual.
Term
The Federalist
 Definition
a series of articles written in New York newspapers as a source of propaganda for a stronger central government.
Term
Confederation
 Definition
a group of sovereign states, each of which is free to act independently from the others. In 1776, when America gained its independence, a loose confederation was formed among the thirteen colonies.
Term
Abigail Adams
 Definition
the wife of second president John Adams. She attempted to get rights for the "Ladies" from her husband who at the time was on the committee for designing the Declaration of Independence.
Term
Daniel Shays
 Definition
a radical veteran of the Revolution. He led a rebellion, fittingly named Shays Rebellion. He felt he was fighting against a tyranny. The rebellion was composed of debtors demanding cheap paper money, lighter taxes, and suspension of mortgage foreclosures.
Term
Alexander Hamilton
 Definition
Alexander Hamilton High Political leader-1786- 32 year old New Yorker who saved the convention from complete failure by engineering the adoption of his report. It called upon Congress to summon a convention to meet in Philadelphia the next year, not to deal with commerce alone but to bolster the entire fabric of the Articles of Confederation.
Term
James Madison
 Definition
Nicknamed "the Father of the Constitution"; talented politician sent to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787; his notable contributions to the Constitution helped to convince the public to ratify it.
Term
Primogeniture
 Definition
An English law in colonial times that said only the eldest son of the parents could inherit a landed estate.
Term
Federation
 Definition
Thomas Jefferson wanted a tightly knit federation. This involved the yielding by the states of their sovereignty to a completely new federal government.
Term
Checks & Balances
 Definition
is the principle of government under which separate branches are employed to prevent actions by the other branches and are induced to share power."
Term
Sovereignty
 Definition
is defined as supreme political power.
Term
Mobocracy
 Definition
To be ruled by a mob. An example of people who used this method would be the American colonists.
Term
Consent of the governed
 Definition
people of a country have to consent to be governed, otherwise they have the right to over-throw the government. This theory was coined by John Locke
Term
Republicanism
 Definition
The theory of Republicanism was that the government was under the authority of the people it governs.
Term
States' rights
 Definition
The anti-federalists opposed the constitution because they thought it did not give enough power to the states.
Term
Popular Sovereignty
 Definition
is the idea that people should have the right to rule themselves.
Term
Anarchy
 Definition
described as a lack of a strong centralized government. Often resulting in chaos, giving no security to landowners or upper-class
Term
Society of the Cincinnati
 Definition
Group of Continental Army officers formed a military order in1783. They were criticized for their aristocratic ideals
Term
Great Compromise 1787
 Definition
compromise between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
Term
Articles of Confederation
 Definition
The first "constitution" governing the Untied States after the Revolution;
Term
Electoral College
 Definition
a group of electors that are elected by the people to elect the President of the United States in every election year.
Term
Land Ordinance of 1785
 Definition
A law which stated that disputed land the Old Northwest was to be equally divided into townships and sold for federal income; promoted education and ended confusing legal disagreements over land.
Term
Three-Fifths Compromise
 Definition
where a black slave was counted as three-fifths of a person when they were counting the population.
Term
Northwest Ordinance
 Definition
took place in 1787. They said that sections of land were similar to colonies for a while, and under the control of the Federal Government.
Term
Anti-Federalists
 Definition
People against federalists in 1787; disagreed with the Constitution because they believed people's rights were being taken away without a Bill of Rights
Term
Shay's Rebellion 1786
 Definition
Led by Captain Daniel Shays, Revolutionary war veteran. An uprising that flared up in western Massachusetts. Impoverished backcountry farmers, many of them Revolutionary war veterans, were losing their farms through mortgage foreclosures and tax delinquencies.
Term
Federalists
 Definition
A United States political party consisting of the more respectable citizens of the time; Federalists lived along the eastern seaboard in the 1790's; believed in advocating a strong federal government
Term
The "large-state plan"
 Definition
It was the plan purposed by Virginia to set up a bi-cameral congress based on population, giving the larger states an advantage. It was first written as a framework for the constitution.
Term
Constitution of the United States
 Definition
The foundation of our country's national government; was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787; the Constitution establishes a government with direct authority over all citizens, it defines the powers of the national government, and it establishes protection for the rights of states and of every individual.
Term
The Federalist
 Definition
a series of articles written in New York newspapers as a source of propaganda for a stronger central government.
Term
Confederation
 Definition
a group of sovereign states, each of which is free to act independently from the others. In 1776, when America gained its independence, a loose confederation was formed among the thirteen colonies.
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