Match the correct term with the definition. question 12 options: great compromise, proclamation of 1763, declaration of independence, constitutional convention, articles of confederation, 1. royal announcement that forbade english colonists from settling newly acquired land west of the appalachian mountains. 2. three part document that discusses natural rights, explains the wrongs committed by king george, and offers an official separation from england. 3. america's first written constitution; had many limitations that hindered the smooth functioning of the government. 4. a meeting that took place in 1787 to revise the articles of confederation, however, the entire document was scrapped, and a new one was written. 5. an agreement made between the large and small states; it allowed for each state to have 2 senators while the number of representatives would be based on population.