Confederation period

agreement ending the American Revolutionary War

first political party in the United States

event taking place from May 25 to September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that led to the creation of the United States Constitution

1st quadrennial U.S. presidential election

building and historic site in New York City

motto that appears on American currency

armed uprising among farmers in Massachusetts between 1786 to 1787

American legislation creating Northwest Territory

Largely ceremonial position under the Articles of Confederation

governing body of the United States of America that existed from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789

state capitol building of the U.S. state of Maryland

clause in the US constitution that a slave counts as ⅗ of a person for the purposes of taxes and apportioning the House of Representatives, repealed by the 14th Amendment

former position; single senior-most officer in the United States Army

The Anti-Federalists were a late-18th-century group in the United States advancing a political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. The previous constitution, called the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, gave state governments more authority. Led by Patrick Henry of Virginia, Anti-Federalists worried, among other things, that the position of president, then a novelty, might evolve into a monarchy. Though the Constitution was ratified and supplanted the Articles of Confederation, Anti-

US constitutional provisions that each state receives equal representation in the US Senate

era of United States history in the 1780s

1786 political convention among US states on inter-state trade

planned structure of the U.S. Constitution

former country

proposal for the structure of the United States Government

1783 protest of soldiers of the American Revolution who had not been paid

United States law on western land and surveying

planned military coup in 1783 in the US

articles-of-Confederation-era United States law (predating the Constitution)

building in Princeton, New Jersey, United States