History Chapter 7 lesson 2

Constitutional Convention

A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution. The presence of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin guaranteed public trust by them both attending.

Depression

A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness. The United States went through this after the American Revolution.

Slavery

A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people.

Virginia Plan

Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work toward a new national government based on the...

9 states

Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution must be approved by how many states?

The Great Compromise

Conventional delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved....

1808

In order to keep the Southern states part of the nation, Northern states agreed to prevent Congress from interfering with the slave trade until what year?

Shay's Rebellion

Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out. After hearing about Shays's Rebellion, George Washington was willing to revise the Articles of Confederation.

farmers' land

Shay's Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not take away what?

The practice of slavery

The American Revolution brought into focus the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and...

compromise

an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

proportional

having the proper size in relation to other objects or items (corresponding in size)

manumission

the freeing of individual enslaved persons