| A | B |
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| constitution | a plan of government |
| commonwealth | a nation or state run for the good of its citizens |
| VA Declaration of Rights | the part of the first VA constitution that gave Virginians certain rights |
| religion | the way people worship the God or gods they believe in |
| Constitutional Convention | 1787 meeting in Philadelphia when the US Constitution was written |
| delegates | representatives |
| Mt. Vernon | G.Washington's home in Virginia |
| Louisiana Territory | land west of the Mississippi River that the US bought from France in 1803 |
| War of 1812 | between Britain and U.S. during Madison's presidency |
| VA Statute for Religious Freedom | law written by T.J. giving Virginians the right to worship however they wished |
| Cumberland Gap | narrow valley in the southwestern corner of VA, allowed passage west |
