UNIT 3 FAST AND CURIOUS VOCAB SET 1

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

• the first constitution of the United States

• a method for admitting new states to the Union from a territory

• prohibited British colonists from settling on lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

• a document that established the rights of the English people and limited the power of the monarch

SHAY'S REBELLION

• attacks on British ships in the Atlantic Ocean

• violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts

• conflict between Great Britain and France

• when the 13 colonies finally broke free from British rule

FEDERALIST PAPERS

• written to explain why the Constitution was a good idea

• lists some of the most important rights we have

• written by Founding Fathers who opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution

• made sure the government was working properly

MAYFLOWER COMPACT

• document declared the King was not above the law

• the first popularly elected legislative body in the New World

• series of essays written in support of ratification of the Constitution

• establishes the concept of self-government

COMPROMISE

• opposing the creation of a strong central government

• establishing the rules for self government

• finding agreement through communication

• sharing power between the national and state governments

ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS

• establishes the concept of self-government

• sharing of power between the federal government and the states within a union

• gave specific rights to individuals and made Parliament the power over the Monarchy

• guarantees all citizens their unalienable rights found in the Bill of Rights

FEDERALIST

• advocated for a strong central government

• a type of government

• established the concept of self-government

• opposed a strong central government

MAGNA CARTA

• gave specific rights to individuals and made Parliament the power over the Monarch

• declared the King was not above the law

• established the concept of self-government

• the concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government

ANTI-FEDERALIST

• favored a strong central government

• concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government

• limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people

• favored a weak central government and executive branch

VETO

• an official power or right to refuse to accept or allow something

• activity of choosing someone or something in an election

• a complaint

• power is held by the people or the representatives that they elect