History Vocab

4. Federalist Papers: A series of essays written to support the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
5. An intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights.
7. College: A group of people who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States.
10. The supreme law of the United States that outlines the structure of the government.
12. Convention: A meeting in 1787 where the U.S. Constitution was created.
13. Compromise: An agreement during the Constitutional Convention that created a two-house Congress.
14. People who supported the new U.S. Constitution and a stronger central government.

1. People who opposed the new U.S. Constitution, preferring more power for state governments.
2. A form of government where people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
3. Compromise: An agreement that each enslaved person would count as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation.
6. of Confederation: The first constitution of the United States, which created a weak central government.
8. Ordinance: A law that set rules for governing the Northwest Territory and creating new states.
9. Territory: Land northwest of the Ohio River, which became several Midwestern states.
11. To formally approve or confirm something, like a law or treaty.