Philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people.

To look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully.

The place to which something or someone is going.

Causing gloom or misery.

A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.

A law that divided much of the United States into a system of townships to facilitate the sale of land to settlers.

Region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes.

Law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed.

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting.

To approve.

Storage place for military equipment.

Outstandingly bad.

Feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.

Hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire.

A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution.

"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress.

A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress

Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation.

Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes.

To occupy the complete attention, absorb fully

To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to.

To hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline.

Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future.