Chapter 9 Vocabulary Quiz

Established in 1781, what was the first constitution that weakly held the states together?

Territory located northwest of the Ohio river, east of the Mississippi river, and south of the Great Lakes.

Proceeded to repaying national debt and provided for the sale of the Old Northwest

Policy for administering the Northwest Territories

In 1786, a rebellion of armed uprising of western Massachusetts debtors seeking lower taxes

A plan that favored larger states in a proposal for a new constitution

Small state plan that proposed equal representation

What gave states proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate?

Laws that originate from court rulings and customs

Body of written law enacted through legislative statutes or constitutional provisions

A compromise that made it that a slave would be counted less than one person for the purpose of taxes and representation

Opponents of the 1787 Constitution

Proponents of the 1787 Constitution

Collections of essays published during the ratification debate in New York

Which society was the organization of former officers in the Continental Army

To separate from a church and its connections to the government

A measure that prohibited state support for religious institutions and recognizing freedom of worship

Willingness on the part of citizens to sacrifice personal self-interest for the public good

Ideal of family organization and female behavior after the American Revolution that stressed the role of women in guiding family members toward republican virtue.