social the constitution ..
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- author of the constitution
- james madison
- states how the Northwest territory was to bbe governed. It helped divide the western lands.
- Northwest Ordinance
- the trail into kentucky that daniel boone helped to build
- wilderness road
- the agreement to establikh a legislature, with all states having equal representation.
- great compromise
- Agreement to count a certain fraction* of a states slaves as part of the population of the state.
- Three-fifths compromise *the "certain fraction" is 3/5
- a system of government where power is shared among the government and the states ( the power is equal)
- Federalism
- the ability for each branch to exercise checks over the other branches.
- Checks and balances
- to officially approve.
- ratify
- man who demanded the bill of rights to be added to the constitution.
- george mason
- to change
- amend