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Declaration of Independence
In 1776, we broke off from England with a piece are parchment. We wanted to make our own decisions and the declaration of independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, includes the unalienable rights, (life liberty and the pursuit of happiness) -
Articles of Confederation
The articles, written in 1777 by the congress, were used to limit power to the congress, and they convened to organize what the articles limited -
Shays Rebellion
A rebellion of farmers, led by Daniel Shays in 1786, were unhappy with the congress’s decision on the government and tried to raid the ammunition vault -
The Great Compromise
the great compromise was created by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth and they thought of it because it settled the balance between large and small states. -
The 3/5s Compromise
its good because 3/5s of the slaves took part as population count and its bad because since the south had more slaves, they got more power in congress vote -
Constitutional Convention
The convention of 1787 was for a new government. The delegates wanted to make a form of government to stabilize the country. Many compromises were needed -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan, offered by Edmund Randolph and James Madison, had two houses, and votes based on population -
The New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey, proposed by William Paterson, offered by had one house, states got one vote -
States Votes to Ratify
to ratify the constitution, 9 out of 13 states had to approve -
The Federalist Position
Federalists believed that the Constitution was fair and wanted it to stay -
The Anti Federalist
the Anti-federalists believed that the Constitution would not work and that the government needed to change -
Agreement over slavery
The debate on slaves was postponed for 20 years so the south could get what they want, and the north can think about it.
