Founding Documents
Stated that the colonies were free from England
Declaration of Independence
"Father of the Constitution" - primary author of both the Constitution & Bill of Rights
James Madison
To make officially legal
Ratify
Before something is ratified the idea must be accepted. What is the vocabulary word for this?
The trade of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and New World
Columbian Exchange
Founder of Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
10 amendments listing citizens' freedoms
Bill of Rights
The 2nd Continental Congress & Constitutional Convention both met in this city
Philadelphia
Someone who was against the Constitution because they 1. wanted the states to have more power and/or 2. they felt citizens' rights should be included
Anti-Federalist
Vocabulary word (or phrase) for beneficial lack of attention
Salutary Neglect
The first to find the New World, although someone else is often credited for it
Leif Erikson
First set of laws for the nation
Articles of Confederation
Two of the four documents were written during this convention
2nd Continental Congress
Two legislative bodies
Bicameral
Who wanted bicameral, the VA plan or the NJ plan?
The 2 primary economies of the New England Colonies
fishing & (fur) trade
He founded a school for navigation
Edited set of laws for the nation
Constitution
Editor of the Declaration of Independence & author of the Articles of Confederation
Benjamin Franklin
An alliance of groups
Confederation
The first permanent English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
This person's crew was the first to circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magellan