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SLAVE TRADE
he procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slaves, in particular the former trade in African blacks as slaves by European countries and North America. -
PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia was the nations capital and, the constitutional convention. -
JOHN ADAMS
John Adams was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, who served as the first Vice President and as the second President of the United States -
AARON BURR
Aaron Burr Jr. was an American politician. He was the third Vice President of the United States -
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
He was an american statesman and one of the founding fathers. -
3/5th COMPROMISE
The population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning Representatives, as well as Presidential electors and taxes. -
EXPORT TAX
A customs duty or due is the indirect tax levied on the import or export of goods in international trade. -
CHECKS AND BALANCES
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups. -
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The other part of Congress is the U. S. Senate. There are maximum 435 members in the United States House of Representatives. -
RATIFY
sign or give formal consent. -
FEDERALISTS PAPER
The Federalists paper was wrote by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. -
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. -
VETO
It is important in the U.S. checks and balances so no one has to much power. -
THOMAS JEFFERSON
In the United States Presidential election of 1800, sometimes referred to as the "Revolution of 1800," Vice President Thomas Jefferson defeated incumbent president John Adams. -
ALIEN AND SEDATION ACT
They made it harder for an immigrant to become a citizen. -
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
a member of a political party formed in opposition to the Jacksonian Democrats -
POLITICAL PARTIES
Rising out of the Federalist v. Anti-Federalist debates, it featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency -
ANTI-FEDERALISTS
Anti-Federalism refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
