Articles of Confederation Vocabulary Test

parts of countries that have their own government

• convention

• states

• Governor

something relating to the whole country

• states

• congress

• national

elected leader of a state

• Governor

• congress

• antifederalist

a government organization that creates laws

• congress

• citizens

• convention

to give approval to something, like a new law

• regulate

• representatives

• ratified

a specific type of money that a country uses

• unanimous

• representatives

• currency

to set or adjust the amount of something

• regulate

• unanimous

• national

someone who favored a stronger federal government; agreed with the Articles of Confederation

• anti-ferderalist

• representatives

• federalist

someone who opposed a stronger federal government; wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Articles of Confederation

• anti-federalist

• representatives

• federalist

people who speak for us and our beliefs

• anti-federalist

• representatives

• federalist