Unit 3 Vocabulary

4. set out a plan for statehood for the NW territories where there would be no slavery
6. a philosopher during the Enlightenment who influenced The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution
8. led a rebellion with farmers to demand land and payment from the government for fighting in the Revolutionary War
12. compromise a slave in the south would count as 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes (spell out the fraction)
13. tax on imported goods
15. America's first Constitution (weak)
16. this branch is in charge of the court system

1. the father of the US Constitution
2. someone who prefers a stronger national government and supports the Constitution without the Bill of Rights
3. the idea that people give the government the power to rule and protect peoples' rights
5. a two house Congress
7. (three words)an agreement to have Congress represent states with total population and equality
9. this branch of government and propose and veto laws
10. the supreme law of the land
11. shared power between the national and state governments
14. leader of the Continental Congress (Last name)