| A | B |
|---|
| ratify | approve |
| executive branch | president and cabinet |
| legislative branch | congress |
| judicial branch | courts, judges |
| preamble | Constitution introduction |
| James Madison | father of the Constitution |
| checks and balances | system of three branches sharing equal power |
| Roger Sherman | made the great compromise |
| George Washington | 1st U.S. President |
| John Adams | 1st Vice President |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments |
| Philadelphia | city where meetings were held |
| James Monroe | went to buy land from France and was 5th president |
| Louisiana Purchase | land bought from France |
| Lewis and Clark | surveyors of Louisiana Territory |
| Andrew Jackson | hero of the Battle of New Orleans |
| Daniel Boone | led groups of settlers through the Cumberland Gap |
