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Critical Period
refers to a time right after the American Revolution where the future of the newly formed nation was in the balance. -
Articles of Confederation
This document served as the United States' first constitution. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
was the effort of a five-person committee led by Thomas Jefferson. The ordinance established a systematic and ubiquitous process for surveying, planning and selling townships in the western frontier. -
Annapolis Convention
was a national political convention held at Mann's Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland. 12 delagates gathered to discuss and develop a consensus about reversing the protectionist trade barriers that each state had erected. -
Shays' Rebellion
is the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. -
The Great Compromise
it called for proportional representation in the House, and one representative per state in the senate. -
Constitutional Convention
addressed problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. -
3/5ths Compromise
was a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the United States Constitutional Convention. -
Bill of Rights Signed
is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
