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meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution

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this conflict in Massachusetts caused many to criticize the Articles of Confederation and admit the weak central government was not working; uprising led by Daniel Shays in an effort to prevent courts from foreclosing on the farms of those who could not pay the taxes

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Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house

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This collection of essays by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, explained the importance of a strong central government. It was published to convince New York to ratify the Constitution

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opponents of a strong central government who campaigned against the ratification of the Constitution in favor of a confederation of independent states

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Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government

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The Declaration of Independence of the United States lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as natural rights.

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is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies

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an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

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An agreement among the thirteen original states, approved in 1781, that provided a loose federal government before the present Constitution went into effect in 1789.

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an American history term that refers to the 17th and 18th century British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England. ... i

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is a slogan originating during the 1700s that summarized a primary grievance of the American colonists in the Thirteen Colonies, which was one of the major causes of the American Revolution.