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Geography
8th Grade
03/04/2010

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this was created in the Constitution to prevent the federal govt. from beggining too powerful
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checks and balances
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known as father of the Constitution
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James Madison
Term
this word means to approve
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ratify
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captial of SC was moved to this city in 1786
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Columbia
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supported the ratification of the Constitution
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Federalists
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After the American Revolution, SC was in a major economic _______ b/c of debt, crop failures
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depression
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opposed the ratification of the Constitution
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anti-federalists
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this plan called for a bicameral legislature based population
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Virginia
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this part of SC opposed the ratification of the Constitution
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Back Country
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led a rebellion of poor, unhappy farmers in Massachusetts
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Daniel Shay
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part of SC that had more delgates in the General Assembly
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Low Country
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compromise that gave SC more representatives in Congress
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Three-Fifths
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legislative branch in SC
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General Assembly
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said the House of Representatives would be based on population & each state would have 2 senators
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Great Compromise
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greatest achievement of the A. of C. b/c it established a plan to admit new states
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New Ordinance
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under the A. of C., the US had a _____ central govt. & a strong state govt.
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weak
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meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation
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Constitutional Convention
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1st ten amendments to the Constitution that protected American liberties
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Bill of Rights
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SC was the ___ state to ratify the Constitution
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eighth
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first constitution of the US
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Articles of Confederation
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elected as Pres. of the Constitution Convention
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George Washtington
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the SC Constitution of 1790 created the ______ of church and state
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separation
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this plan called for a one house legislature with one vote for each state
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New Jersey
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city where the Constitution Convention met
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Philedelphia
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