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-a series of violent tax protests in Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787
-civilians fighting for unfair taxes
-we need to learn about why the Articles of Confederation were bad and why the Constitution was made

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-The Great Compromise created two legislative bodies in Congress
-Appeased small and large states by making a population based legislative body and a equally represented body
-We need to learn about how the two Congressional bodies were  formed

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-The official purpose of the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia beginning on May 25, 1787 was to amend the Articles of Confederation
-Meetings that decided what to do with the constitution

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-a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
-opposition party to the Federalists
-It's important to know about the first political parties in America

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-a member or supporter of the Federalist Party
-a person who believes in the central government and wants it to have power
-it is important to know the first political parties in America

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-The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution
-A promotion by Federalists for the ratification of the Constitution
-It is good to learn about why the Constitution was supported and ratified

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-the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
-amendments that grant us rights that aren't granted in the constitution
-It's important to know our rights gifted to us in these amendments, especially since these are such  big talking points

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-French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher
--one of the main influencers of the American Revolution when it comes to enlightenment thinkers
-It's important to learn about the people who influenced the founding of this country

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-John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism"
-one of the main influencers of the American Revolution when it comes to enlightenment thinkers

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-an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries among theorists such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects
-an agreement between people to have a common rule set for the betterment of the people
-We do social contracts in our school, therefore we need to know their true purpose

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-Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as natural rights
-Rights that every human should be granted, no matter where they live
-We need to defend what our country was built on and not let our government take that away.

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-Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies
-Advertisement from Thomas Paine that made independence much more attractive and sensible
-It is important to know the advertisements and the logic that comes behind the American Revolution

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-the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789
-the first form of government of the new United States
-It's important to know about the foundation of the country and how the Articles failed to accomplish things a country needs to accomplish

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-The colonists were not allowed to choose representatives to parliament in London, which passed the laws under which they were taxed.
-Unfair and tyrannic enforcement of taxation policies without a voice in government
-We shouldn't be taxed for things that we have nothing to do with, nor should we be taxed with no voice in government

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-an American history term that refers to the 17th and 18th century British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England
-English restrictive and clingy rule over its colonies-It's important to study because our government could do the same things when being a part of the country is no longer beneficial