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- bill of rights
- a way to keep the government under control
- july 1778
- 8 states ratified the articles in..
- framers
- creaters of the state constitutions
- 1776
- the year the continental congress began to develope a plan for a national government
- wilderness road
- daniel boone helped build this
- the excecutive branch
- enforced laws
- edmund randolph
- first speaker, elected by washington
- september 15, 1787
- the delegates voted for the constitution in its final form in...
- daniel shays
- leader of the shays rebillioni
- November 1777
- the continental congress passed the articles of confederation
- articles of confederation
- the national government had few powers, because many americans were afraid of too much power turning into a tyranny
- land ordinance of 1785
- called for surveyorsto stake out 6 mile square plots in the western lands
- northwest ordinance of 1787
- described how the northwest territory would be governed
- 13th state to ratify
- maryland became the _______ state to ratify in 1781
- january 1787
- the date of shays rebellion
- the judicial branch
- interpreted laws
- july 16, 1787
- the convention passed the great compromise
- Patrick Henry
- was elected delegate of virginia
- the legislative branch
- made laws
- republic
- the people choose representatives to govern them
- rhode island
- the only state to refuse to go to the delegate meeting in philidelphia
- the northwest territory
- the western lands(townships) later became known as
- Silas Deane
- "united we stand, divided we fall"
- alexander hamilton
- led the annapolis delegates in the meeting to amend the articles