![]() Where: Virginia (presented in Philadelphia) It designed a powerful three-branch government, with representation in both houses of the congress tied to population this plan would have eclipsed the voice of small states in national government. What: A plan drafted by James Madison that was presented at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention. Why: failure of Articles of Confederation Virginia Plan Who: James Madison What: An uprising led by dissident farmers in western Massachusetts, many of them Revolutionary war veterans, protesting the taxation policies of the eastern elites who controlled the state's government. Why: American union Shays Rebellion Who: dissident farmers ![]() It also banned slavery in the Northwest Territory. ![]() ![]() What: A land act that provided for orderly settlement and established a process by which settled territories would become the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Northwest Ordinance Who: Confederation Congress ![]()
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