the freeing of individual enslaved persons

having two separate lawmaking chambers

wrote that government is based on a contract between the people and the ruler

to fall in value

proposed the Great Compromise

law that helped to settle land around the Ohio River Valley, and that helped to stop the spread of slavery to the West

number of states who had to approve the Articles of Confederation in order for the Articles to be approved

presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention

founding document of our nation's government, which has the final authority in the federal system of government

a movement that influenced the Constitution's architects

an uprising that occurred when the petitions of the Massachusetts farmers was ignored

a gathering of delegates representing all states of the new United States. Each state was given one vote on all questions. Sessions were closed to the public, so the delegates could speak freely.

While slavery was legal in every state, states in this region did not rely on slavery for labor.

Slavery was depended upon in this region for the region's plantation system Many white people believed their economy could not survive without slavery.

Made up of mostly white men. No Native Americans, African Americans, or women were allowed to attend.

These articles describe the structure of the federal government.