| A | B |
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| Magna Carta | latin for "Great Charter" |
| Magna Carta | 1215: King John is forced to sign. For the first time, it limits the power of the King |
| Petition of Right | In 1628, Charles I signs this act. He is forbidden to tax without the consent of parliament. People cannot be forced to quarter soldiers without their consent |
| Mayflower Compact | In 1620, settlers agree to rules of government and choose their leaders |
| Great Fundamentals | In 1636 settlers agree to have a comprehensive system of laws that govern the colonies in Massachuesetts |
| Fundmental Orders of Connecticut | In 1639, this was the first written constitution for a colony. It allowed people to elect representatives, governor and judges |
| English Bill of Rights | In 1688, William and Mary agree to basic rights, such as trial by jury and disavow the divine right of kings |
| Two Treatises on Government | In 1690, John Locke says all men are created free with the right to life, liberty and property |
| George Washington | Chairman of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 |
| Ben Franklin | Oldest delegate at Constitutional Convention; peacemaker |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution; wrote most of the document |
| Roger Sherman | Connecticut delegate, helped form Connecticut compromise, forming two house Congress |
| Jonathon Dayton | youngest delegate at Constitutional Convention |
| Articles of Confederation | First Constitution of the U.S |
| Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation | No power to tax or regulate trade |
| Daniel Shays | suffered from economic depression |
| Shays's Rebellion | Led to calls for Constitutional Convention |
| Annapolis Convention | Early attempt to fix the Articles of Confederation |
| Federalist Papers | Attempts to encourage New York to ratify Constitution |
| Anti-federalists | Wanted a Bill of Rights |
| Federalists | wanted strong national government |
| Alexander Hamilton | Delegate of New York, federalist, helped write Federalist papers |
| oath of silence | required of all delegates at Constitutional Convention |
| Philadelphia | largest city, hosted Constitutional Convention in 1787 |
| Virginia Plan | large state plan |
| Virginia Plan | Written by James Madison, most of it becomes Constitution |
| New Jersey Plan | Small states proposal for new government |
| Connecticut Compromise | Creates a two house Congress; House by population; Senate gets equal representation |
| 3/5 Compromise | Counted only some of the slaves for representation |
| Slave trade Compromise | Slave trade can be regulated after 1808; Congress regulates interstate commerce |
| Sam Adams | Excelled at propaganda |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense, motivated colonists to revolution |
| John Hancock | President of 2nd Continental Congress |
| Thomas Jefferson | Didn't attend Constitutional Convention - was in France |
| New Jersey Plan | Single chamber legislature, each states had one vote; favored by the small states |
| Virginia Plan | Created a legislature based on population, created a strong executive and judicial branch |
| John Jay | helped create peace treaty with England; writer of Federalist Papers |
| James Madison | took notes during Constitutional Convention |
| James Madison | Writer of the Federalist Papers; Father of Constitution |
| unicameral | one house legislature |
| Daniel Shays | War veteran, led farmer rebellion in Massachusetts |
| Townshend Acts | tax on tea, lead, paint, glass in 1767 |
| Intolerable Acts | Closed Boston Harbor and took control of Massachusetts gov. |
| Boston Tea Party | A protest against the final British tax after other taxes dropped |
| First Continental Congress | Organized boycott on British goods |
| Stamp Act | First direct tax on the colonies |
| Committees of Correspondence | Organized by Sam Adams to push colonies to revolt |
| Federalist Papers | Hamilton, Madison, Jay |
| UNI | Top university in Iowa |
| ISU | 0-2 |
| University of Iowa | Afraid of the UNI Dome |
