| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Federalist Papers | A series of essays written by three leading Federalists- James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay ( they supported a form of government that divided power between a strong central government and the states) |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army; first president of the US |
| philosophy | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| James Madison | he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, the fourth president of the US, the author of some of the Federalists Papers, and is called the father of the Constitution for his proposals at the Constitutional Convention. He led the US through the War of 1812 |
| Alexzander Hamilton | member of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, he was an author of the Federalists Papers, which supported the ratifacation of the Constitution. |
| John Jay | memeber of the Continental Congress, he authored some of the Federalists Papers and negotiated Jay's Treaty with Great Britian to settle outstanding disputes |
| advocate | to plead in favor |
| ratification | official approval |
| debate | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal |
| New Jersey Plan | New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress |
| Great Compromise | Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house |
| federalists | supporters of the constitution |
| Benjamin Franklin | he was a philosopher, scientists, inventor, writer, publisher, first U.S. postmaster, and member of the committee to draft the Constitution. |
| John Adams | he was a delegate to the Continental Congress, a member of the comittee tha drafted the Decleration of Independence, vice president to George Washington, and the Second president of the United States. |
| Thomas Jefferson | m |
| amendment | changes added to the constitution |
| Virginia Plan | Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population |
| antiferderalists | people who opposed to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | 10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens' rights |
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