Unit 2 Government People Vocabulary

Actually writes the Constitution and argues many provisions on the document.

• Ben Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• Gouveneur Morris

Leads an uprising of Massachusetts Farmers over taxes - after the American Revolution

• Daniel Shay

• Patrick Henry

• John Jay

• James Wilson

Writes the New Jersey Plan

• George Washington

• Gouveneur Morris

• William Patterson

• Alexander Hamilton

One of the Anti-Federalists - Founder of the Sons of Liberty

• Samuel Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• Daniel Shay

Will save the Constitutional Convention by writing the Great Compromise

• James Madison

• William Patterson

• Roger Sherman

• Gouveneur Morris

Major Patriot (Speech of "Give me liberty, or give me death") - no taxation without representation supporter - Anti-Federalist

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• William Patterson

Helps with the Treaty of Paris - Will be the first Vice President and second President

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• James Wilson

Sent to put down Shay's Rebellion, President of the Constitutional Convention and first President of the United States

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

Secretary of the Constitutional Convention, comes up with the Virginia Plan, knowns as the Father of the Constitution and will be a future President of the U.S.

• James Madison

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Alexander Hamilton

Will help write the peace treaty that ends the Revolutionary War - a strong Federalist and will help write the Federalist Papers.

• John Jay

• Alexander Hamilton

• Patrick Henry

• Daniel Shay