| A | B |
| confederation | an agreement of friendship between states |
| national | having to do with a whole country |
| trade | business between states or countries |
| federal government | government giving power to the state and the national government |
| union | joining of all states into one US government |
| compromise | an agreement where each side gives up something |
| slave | a person bought, sold and owned by another person |
| export | a product sent from one country to another for trade |
| Constitutional Convention | 1789 meeting in Philadelphia to write a new plan of government |
| amendment | change or correction to a written document |