a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
Fugitive Slave Clause
Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which stated that slaves who escaped must be returned to their owners. It was later abolished in...
Northwest Territory
lands northwest of the Appalachians, covered by the Land Ordinance of 1785
Founding Fathers
James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and other leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States
Article 6 of Northwest Ordinance
said slavery wouldn't spread to new territories and southerners did not care because they did not think slavery fit into western economy
Second Continental Congress
They organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the comittee to...
James Madison
"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.
American Revolution
This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government a...
Constitutional Convention
A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
Prohibition Against Amending the Slave Trade Clause
No amendment could be made regarding the slave trade prior to 1808
Slave Trade Compromise
Congress could not regulate or outlaw slavery or slave trade until 1808
13th Amendment
abolished slavery
monopoly
Complete control of a product or business by one person or group
Articles of Confederation
A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War and immediately after.
Mt. Vernon
George Washington's home
George Washington
1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
3/5 Compromise
the decision at the Constitutional convention to count slaves as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of deciding the population and determining how many s...
Plantation
A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale.
Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence
George Mason
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792); wrote the Virginia Declaration of...
tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice
cash crops in the South before the Civil War
cash crop
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
Monticello
Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson
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