The Constitutional Convention

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  1. 1. A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  2. 3. A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  3. 6. A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  4. 8. To agree or pledge to support someone or something
  5. 11. Opponents of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the loose association of states established under the Articles of Confederation.
  6. 14. An agreement made at the Constitutional 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
  7. 16. To formally approve a plan or an agreement. T
  8. 17. A country governed by elected representatives
  9. 18. A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  10. 19. A strong disagreement.
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  1. 2. The first written plan of government for the United States.
  2. 4. The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress.
  3. 5. A series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
  4. 7. supporting Ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  5. 9. A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes.
  6. 10. The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president.
  7. 12. A difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  8. 13. Supporters of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the creation of a strong federal government that shared power with the states.
  9. 15. The “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe.