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| an uprising by Massachusetts farmers and others against heavy state taxes that sent a wake-up call throughout the country |
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| to improve or change something |
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| idea that the power of government lies within the people |
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| a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states |
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| to formally approve of something |
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| a plan describing a government which included a president, courts, and a congress with two houses. Representation in each house of congress would be based on population of each state (similar to our current gov’t) |
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| a plan that called for a government including a one house congress in which states would have equal representation and equal votes. Under this plan, congress could set taxes and regulate trade (similar to government under articles of confederation) |
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| Delegates agreed that for every five enslaved persons, three would be counted as free persons. This meant three-fifths of the slave population in each state would be used in determining representation in congress |
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| group that felt a bill of rights was needed in the constitution to prevent central government from threatening states’ authority and oppressing citizens |
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| supporters of the constitution, did not agree that the constitution should have bill |
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| Connecticut Compromise(Great Compromise) |
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| Plan proposed by Connecticut committee that said for congress to have two houses-a senate and house of representatives-each would be structured differently from another. Each state would have equal representation in the senate where in the house, representation would be based on population |
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| having two separate and distinct lawmaking assemblies (the senate and the house of representatives) |
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| Benjamin Franklin's failed plan to unite the Colonies during the French and Indian War |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| This was made to combine the colonies and have them all underneath a single government but was eventually replaced by the constitution |
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| series of essays in which federalists defended the constitution |
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| First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect people’s basic human rights |
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