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A gathering for the purpose of writhing a new constitution or revising an existing one. The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in the old Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia.

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An uprising led by a former militia officer, Daniel Shays, which broke out in western Massachusetts in 1786. Shays's followers protested the foreclosures of farms for debt and briefly succeeded in shutting down the court system.

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An agreement between large and small states that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.

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A collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.

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Advocated a weak central government and stronger state governments.

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people who advocate or support a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.

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rights that believe it is important for all people or even living being to have out of natural law.  Rights mentioned are "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness".

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A French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive, legislative and judicial powers

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An English Philosopher that believed humans are born with certain ideas in their minds. He was also know as the "Father of Liberalism."

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Written by Thomas Paine this pamphlet advocated independence from Great Britain to the people in the Thirteen Colonies

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A non official agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security.

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This wasthe original constitution of the US

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This was a term century that refers to British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws that were meant to keep the Americans obedient to England.

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A phrase from American colonists regarding being taxed by the British parliament of which they elected no representatives. This became an anti British slogan before the American Revolution.