Chapter 3 Story of our Constitution Vocabulary

a territory with its own government

• State

• Confederation

• territory

a group of states working together with a common purpose

• continental congress

• confederation congress

• confederation

Articles of Confederation

• forms of government powers

• first attempt on creating a constitution in the U.S.

• laws establishing government

Confederation Congress is national legislative body (council) formed by the Articles of Confederation

• false

• true

having full, independent power

• Thanos

• Sovereign

• Thor

Shay's Rebellion

• protest by farmers led by ex-soldier and farmer against state legislature due to increased taxation and foreclosure on farmers' land

• protest by colonial leaders against the articles of confederation

• protest against the continental congress due to tax laws

A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution

• Confederation Congress

• Continental Congress

• Constitutional Convention

1st President of the United States;

• George Henry

• George Jetson

• George Washington

Know as "Father of the Constitution"

• John Adams

• James Adams

• James Madison

Proportional representation is the number of each state's representatives is based on the size of it population

• True

• False