| A | B |
|---|
| Acquisition | the act of getting or acquiring something |
| confederation | a league of independent states or nations |
| ordinance | A rule or by-law enacted by a government |
| rebellion | an effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country by the use of protest or violence |
| surveyor | someone whose job is to measure and examine an area of land |
| bill of rights | written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect central government - national or federal government |
| citizen | a person who is born in a country or a person who has legally established his or her allegiance to that country |
| compromise | settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement |
| constitution | a written document that establishes laws, principles and processes of a government |
| ratify | to approve |
| delgate | a person appointed or elected to represent others |
| individual rights | rights protected by a constitution and/or a bill of rights |
| Articles of Confederation | first plan of government for the U.S., but had many weaknesses |
| Northwest Ordinance | plan for establishing states in Western territory |
| 1787 | Year the U.S. Constitution was signed |
| Great Compromise | Agreement on state representation in Congress |
| Three-fifths Compromise | Agreement on how slave would be counted for representation and taxation purposes |
| Federalist Papers | series of essays used to encourage the ratification of the US Constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | wanted a bill of rights added to the Constitution (Patrick Henry, George Mason) |
