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Chapter 8 Vocab

Quiz by Ethan Guthrie Herrell

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  • Q1
    What are the Articles of Confederation?
    The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation of states cooperate for a common purpose.
    a written plan that provides the basic framework of government.
    a country governed by elected representatives.
    the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
    60s
  • Q2
    What was "the Northwest"?
    a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed.
    a country governed by elected representatives.
    A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the Great Lakes. The Region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris 1783
    60s
  • Q3
    What was the Northwest Ordinance?
    a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed.
    the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
    A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the Great Lakes. The Region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris 1783
    60s
  • Q4
    What was the Constitutional Convention?
    the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
    The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation of states cooperate for a common purpose.
    A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution.
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the Enlightenment
    the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread across the North American continent.
    An age in which Europe was ruled by scientists and economists.
    “The Age of Reason” in the 17th and 18th century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
    60s
  • Q6
    What was the Republic?
    a written plan that provides the basic framework of government.
    the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
    a country governed by elected representatives.
    60s
  • Q7
    What is a constitution?
    The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation of states cooperate for a common purpose.
    the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
    a written plan that provides the basic framework of government.
    60s
  • Q8
    What is the Electoral College?
    A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution.
    the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
    an agreement made at the Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives.
    60s
  • Q9
    What were the Federalist Papers?
    a written plan that provides the basic framework of government.
    A series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states.
    60s
  • Q10
    What was the Great Compromise?
    an agreement made at the Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives.
    The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
    60s

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