| A | B |
|---|
| Bill of Rights | written to ensure individual freedoms/wanted by Anti-Federalists/didn't include slaves |
| Federalist Papers | written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay/supported Constitution |
| Articles of Confederation | many weaknesses: no taxes, no president, no legal system |
| Great Compromise | two-house legislature created/upper and lower |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | said 3/5 of slaves in each state could be counted for lower house representation |
| Ratification requirements | needed 9 out of 13 states to agree |
| Federalists | supported the Constitution/wanted a balance of power |
| Anti-Federalists | said Constitution lacked individual rights/wanted Bill of Rights |
| people who were Federalists | G. Washington, J. Madison |
| people who were Anti-Federalists | Patrick Henry, Sam Adams, Richard Henry Lee |
| ratification | official approval by people of the US |
