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John Adams
John Adams was a leader of the American Revolution, and served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president, was a leading figure in America’s early development
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James Madison
James Madison (1751-1836) was a founding father of the United States and the fourth American president, serving in office from 1809 to 1817. An advocate for a strong federal government, the Virginia-born Madison composed the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and earned the nickname “Father of the Constitution.”
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and major author of the Federalist papers, was the United States' first secretary of the treasury
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Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the United States. It outlined a very weak central government. This document showed that a weak federal government would not be enough to hold the union together. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's rebellion was an uprising of farmers led by Daniel Shay to protest unfair property foreclosures. It demonstrated how a weak constitution like the Articles of Confederation would not be good enough for the young country. The US Constitution was written shortly after this uprising and remains the law of the land. -
3/5ths compromise
.The Three-Fifths Compromise outlined the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government
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checks and balances
A fundamental principle of American government, guaranteed by the Constitution, whereby each branch of the government (executive, judicial, and legislative) has some measure of influence over the other branches and may choose to block procedures of the other branches
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Federalist papers
The Federalist Papers were a series of eighty-five essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution. Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, the essays originally appeared anonymously in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788 under the pen name "Publius."
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Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/
