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- ___ served as Washington's secretary during the war and he despised the Articles of Confederation. He wanted a strong central government.
- Sherman's plan was approved and it was called the __ __.
- George Washington was 55 years old and represented Virginia. He was elected ______ of the convention. His presence was important.
- The ______ opened in May, 1787, in Philadelphia. They met to revise the Articles of Confederation.
- The upper house was called the _____ and members would be chosen by state legislatures and every state would get ____ senators. Small states liked this.
- The most prepared delegate was ___ of Virginia. Madison is called the __ Father of the Constitution _.
- The delegates got rid of the AOC and produced a new United States __.
- Edmund Randolph and James Madison, both from Virginia, proposed a new plan of government called the __ __.
- The lower house called the ___ would be elected by popular vote. This is based on population. Large states liked this.
- The Northwest Ordinance was a success but the nation was in a period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises and it is called a _____.
- Once a territory had a population of ____ settlers, it could ask Congress to be admitted as a new state.
- ____ of New Jersey proposed the New Jersey Plan which had three branches of government but the legislature had one house. Every state would have one vote, regardless of population.
- One section in every township was set aside for _____.
- They were __ __ delegates and the oldest was ________ who was 81 years old.
- They attacked courthouses and prevented the state from seizing more farms that were in debt. The Massachusetts legislature sent in the _____ to drive the farmers away.
- _______ finally gave up their land in the West and Maryland ratified the AOC in 1781.
- The U.S. was in debt from the _____ but without the power to tax, Congress had no way to repay the debts.
- Each territory would be surveyed and divided into townships and then each township would be divided into ______ sections.
- Sections were sold for $640 a piece and the federally owned land was ______, or moved from public to private ownership.
- Congress passed the _____. This law set up a government for the Northwest Territory and it gave basic rights to settlers and outlawed slavery.