| A | B |
| Virginia Plan | called for representation in Congress by population |
| representative government | government should serve the will of the people |
| proprietary colonies | organized by people to whom the king had made a grant of land available |
| Magna Carta | first English charter of liberties |
| Petition of Right | statement that Parliament forced the king to sign |
| Anti-Federalists | those for whom the Constitution represented a too powerful central government |
| State representation proposals | Connecticut Compromise, New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan |
| unicameral | one chamber |
| repeal | a boycott of all trade with England |
| ratification | Patrick Henry opposed this of the Constitution |