| A | B |
|---|
| father of the Constitution | James Madison |
| anti-federalists | were opposed to the new Constitution |
| federalist | in favor of the new Constitution |
| The Federalist | series of essays promoting the new Constitution |
| last 2 states to ratify the new Constitution | New York and Virginia |
| Virginia and Maryland | states that met to discuss trade problems |
| successful general of the Continental Army | George Washington |
| lawyer who favor a big central government | Alexander Hamilton |
| Virginia Plan | bicameral legislature, 3 branches of government and representation based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | unicameral Congress, equal representation, mulitple executive heads |
| Albany Plan | first idea of Congress; a way to unite the colonies |
| author of the Albany plan | Ben Franklin |
| 3 concepts of government that the colonists brought with them from England | ordered government, limited government, representative government |
| English documents that influenced American government | Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights |
| colonial government that was ruled by the king | royal colony |
| colonial government ruled by a proprietor who owned the land | proprietary colony |
| colonial government where the colonists governed themselves | charter colony |
| King George III | king of England who laid heavy taxes on the colonies in the mid 1700s |
| an alliance of groups for a common purpose | confederation |
| delegate | representative |
| number of states in 1776 | 13 |
| number of states needed to ratify the Articles of Confederation | 13 |
| number of states needed to ratify the new Constitution | 9 |
| ratification | to approve |
| repeal | to revoke |
| first American government | 2nd Continental Congress |
| how many states sent representatives to the 2nd Continental Congress | 13--that is why it is the FIRST government |
| what caused the colonies to meet for the first time as a Congress | Stamp Act |
| July 4, 1776 | Independence Day |
| 4 common features in state constitutions | popular sovereignty, civil rights, limited government, checks and balances |
| popluar sovereignty | people rule or consent of the governed |
| articles of Confederation gave Congress 3 powers | declare war, settle disputes among the states and deal with national financial issues |
| weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation | no exectuive branch, no national judiciary, each state got one vote no matter the size, amendment only with consent of ALL the states, Congress could not lay or collect taxes, Congress could not regulate foreign or interstate trade |
| where was the Constitutional Convention held | Philadelphia |
| where was the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress | Philadelphia |
| three-fifths compromise | northern states didn't want slaves to count as a person towards the population and the southern states did--so slaves were counted as 3/5 a person |
| first President | George Washington |
| March 4, 1789 | Constitution was ratified and the new Congress met for the first time |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| anti-federalists would not ratify the Constitution until this was added | Bill of Rights |
