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| George III | King of England who imposed heavy taxes on the colonists |
| John Locke | philosopher who came up with the ideas of social contract theory and limited government |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Ben Franklin | came up with the idea of the Albany Plan of Union |
| Albany Plan of Union | idea that a congress of representatives with meet annually |
| repeal | recall |
| federalists | group of people who were for the new constitution |
| anti-federalists | group who were against the new constitution |
| anti-federalists | wanted a bill of rights |
| magna carta | English document that provided the foundation of American rights |
| english bill of rights | English document that provided the foundation of American rights |
| petiton of rights | English document that provided the foundation of American rights |
| second continental congress | served as America's first government |
| second continental congress | directed the war effort, borrowed money to finance the war, coined money, bought supplies and made treaties with other governments |
| second continental congress | prepared the Articles of Confederation |
| no executive branch (no president) | weakness of the articles of confederation |
| no judicial branch (no court system) | weakness of the articles of confederation |
| congress did not have the power to tax | weakness of the articles of confederation |
| congress could not regulate trade | weakness of the articles of confederation |
| all states had to agree for an amendment to be added | weakness of the articles of confederation |
| wanted a bicameral congress | Virginia Plan |
| wanted an executive branch (president) and a judicial branch | Virginia Plan |
| wanted a 3 branch goverment | Virginia Plan |
| wanted a unicameral congress | New Jersey Plan |
| wanted more than one federal executive (many presidents) | New Jersey Plan |
| wanted congress to be equal--NOT based on a states population | New Jersey Plan |
| 2 house legislature | bicameral |
| house of congress that is based on population of a state | house of representatives |
| house of congress that has equal representation from the states | senate |
| three-fifths compromise | slaves would count as three-fifths a person when determining a states population |
| which states wanted slaves to count towards the population count | southern states--states wtih slaves |
| George Washington | first president of the United States |
| why was the time period under the Articles of Confederation called "the critical period" in America | the new nation needed to focus on its problems, and this government was not doing a good job. the country was on the verge of breaking apart |
