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Declaration Of Independence
It is a our declaration of independence from great britain including a list of grievances against great britain, our declaration of our independence, and how our government is supposed to be run. -
Articles Of Confederation
The articles of confederation were written in 1777, and were ratified in 1781. The pros are freedom of movements, it created a bridge to connect the individual states. The articles of confederation gave very little power to the central government. -
Land ordinance of 1785
The Land Of Ordinance was adopted by the Continental Congress in the United States on May 20, 1785. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the inhabitants of the United States. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey plan had three branches of government, and two houses in the legislative branch. The population of each state didn’t matter because each state would only get one vote in congress, this was good because it was more fair to the smaller states with a smaller population. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays ' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts, Springfield during 1786 and 1787, which some people believe fundamentally altered the course of United States' history. Shay rebelled because he thought that they were being charged unfair taxes. -
Federalist Position
The federalists were supporters of the constitution. The main federalists were Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison -
Anit Federalists Position
The Anti-federalist believed that the constitution would give the government too much power and it lacked a bill of rights. The main anti-federalists were Edmund Randolph, George Mason, and Elbridge Gerry. -
Ratification Process
The ratification process started when the Congress turned the Constitution over to the state legislatures for consideration through specially elected state conventions of the people. Ratification required 9 out of 13 states. -
Constituntional Convention
The constitutional convention began on May 25 1787. The intention of holding the constitutional convention was to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. -
Virginia Plan
The virginia plan was that votes would be based on population. This is good because it would be unfair if Vermont who has 600,000 people had as many votes as California who has around 35 million people. -
The Great Compromise
It was connecticut who suggested the great compromise. It was a good idea because it would be unfair to have the little states have as much power as the big states but the little states wouldn't have signed the constitution if there hadn't been the great compromise. -
3/5's Compromise
The 3/5’s compromise was the compromise over slave representation. The north adn south were arguing about alavery and among many agreements the 3/5’s. This was that a slave would represent 3/5’s of a person when calculating population. -
Agreement Over Slavery
The north and south agreed that they could not outlaw slavery for twenty years and no one could stop a slave from being returned to their owner. This was good because they wouldn't have to worry about slavery while they focused on the constitution. -
Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance was an act of congress of the confederation of the United States. It was good because the northwest ordinance did not require states to provide public education. Slavery also was outlawed in any of the states created from the Northwest Territory. The northwest ordinance paved the way for Ohio to become the seventeenth state of the United States of America. -
Constitution Signed
After the Constitution was signed each of the representatives took it back to their states to be ratified there. And for a long time after the signing the federalists and antifederalists argued in the papers. -
Bill Of Rights
The bill of rights is a collective name for the first ten amendments, it matters because they list our basic rights, and place limits on the federal government. they were ratified on december 15, 1791 by the states. -
Amendment Process
The amendment process is when an amendment may be proposed by the congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State Legislatures.
