A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government.

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

The first American constitution passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states.

To give up.

Money.

A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory.

A 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes.

The gathering of state representations on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation.

The plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature.

The plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature.