Big Names
Known as the Father of our Country, first President, and would only agree to serve 2 terms as President because he believed the power should be limited
George Washington
He would not sign the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added.
Elbridge Gerry
The king of England during the American Revolution
King George the 3rd
3 out of every 5 enslaved people would be counted in the population.
3/5 Compromise
A chronological order of events is called a...
Timeline
He was an inventor, writer and scientist. He was at the 2nd Continental Congress and helped Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin
An Anit-Federalist who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
George Mason
Battle of Yorktown
This plan gave Congress power of the states and included branches of government.
The Virginia Plan
Important ideas that guide people's behavior are called...
beliefs
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence, but also doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson
He was "A man who never said a foolish thing in his life" and signed the Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution
Roger Sherman
The treaty signed between the US and Great Britian to end the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris
This plan said that each state, no matter the size, would have the same number of representatives in Congress.
The New Jersey Plan
This happens when individuals or groups disagree about something.
Conflict
Known as the Father of the Constitution, he fought to protect individual rights
James Madison
He proposed the New Jersey Plan.
Supporters of Great Britain and King George were called...
Loyalists
This plan was proposed by Roger Sherman, and said that Congress would have 2 parts, each state would have 2 senators and each state would have representatives according to their size.
The Great Compromise
The ability to control or direct people's actions
POWER
Washington's Right-hand man, he created the first U.S. monetary system
Alexander Hamilton
The man with the idea for "The Great Compromise."
Roger Sherman
Supporters of the United States and their freedom from Britain were called....
The FIRST plan for and independent government in America.
The Articles of Confederation
The document that formed the US government, the supreme law of the land, the living document that has lasted over 200 years is called the...
U.S. Constitution