U.S. History Chapter: Articles of Confederation

An immense part of the public domain acquired from the states, lying northwest of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.

It provided for the sale of land in the Old Northwest to help pay off the national debt and divided it into townships for public schools.

<p>A law that governed the Old Northwest territory, allowing it to become a state once it had 60,000 inhabitants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An uprising in 1786 led by impoverished farmers in Western Massachusetts protesting mortgage foreclosures and taxes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A plan that based representation on population</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A plan proposing equal representation in a unicameral Congress by states, regardless of size or population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An agreement that larger states would have representation based on population in the House, while smaller states would have equal representation in the Senate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A legal tradition without specific details</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A compromise that counted each slave as three-fifths of a person for tax and representation purposes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Opponents of a strong central government who feared the encroachment of liberties in the absence of a Bill of Rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Supporters of a strong central government who argued that checks and balances would safeguard rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A collection of essays written to lay out arguments in favor of the new Constitution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An exclusive hereditary order formed by officers of the Continental Army.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Anglican Church became disestablished due to its association with the British.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It prohibited state support for religious institutions and recognized freedom of worship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The notion that democracy depends on the unselfish commitment of each citizen to the public good.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief that mothers exemplified civic virtue through their devotion to family.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A British politician who argued that Britain would win back America's trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A passionate champion of states' rights and a prominent Antifederalist.</p> Signup and view all the answers