Ch.9 Terms

Republican motherhood- Women were more respected after the American Revolution because men realized that they shaped tomorrows leaders. Women were the ones who taught values and morals to children and shaped the people that they would become.

Land ordinance 1785- The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided the western land into plots. Each township had to leave a space for public school.

Northwest ordinance 1787- The Northwest Ordinance set the guidelines for a territory for becoming a state. Each territory had to have 60,000 people living within its boundaries for it to become a state. Slavery was not allowed in any of these new states.

North African pirates- North African pirates were catching American sailors and forcing them into slavery.

Shays rebellion- Shays rebellion alerted leaders that the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed. Farmers who were not able to pay for their land burned court houses and all other proof that they had not paid their debts. Soldiers were sent to Massachusetts to break up the rebellion, but the farmers had left by then.

Annapolis convention- In 1786, a convention was held in Annapolis, Maryland. Only people from 5 states attended. Alexander Hamilton asked for the convention to be held in Philadelphia in the next year to fix the Articles of Confederation.

Alexander Hamilton- Alexander Hamilton asked congress to call for a convention in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. He believed in a strong, federal government. Hamilton was also one of the writers of The Federalist.

Virginia plan- The Virginia Plan wanted states represented based on population. Larger states would have more representatives then the smaller states.

New Jersey plan- The New Jersey plan wanted equal representation for all states. Each state would receive the same number of votes no matter its population.