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An eighteenth-century philosophical movement that began in Western Europe with roots in the Scientific Revolution

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A period from the early 1600s to the mid 1700s where British Parliamentary Laws were not enforced on the colonists

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Determined that each slave would be counted as three fifths of a person for the purpose of apportioning taxes and representation.

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One of the biggest accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation. This established a system for setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the Union

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The decision to have a bicameral legislature, one house based on population, and one house with an equal number of representatives for every state.

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Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes; the plan was turned down by the colonies and the (British) Crown

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Near the end of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army had not received pay for many years and threatened to abandon the fight, if they were not compensated

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A colonist who supported British rule

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Supporters of the Articles of Confederation, not the Constitution. They fear a tyrannical national government with too much power and strongly advocate for the Bill of Rights.

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A colonist who rebelled against British rule

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Before the American constitution, this established the United States as a loose confederation of states under a weak national Congress, which was not granted the power to regulate commerce or collect taxes

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A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east

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Supporters of the new Constitution and a strong federal government. They fear a weak government. Generally very wealthy.