2)Taxation without representation- slogan used by Americans used to represent their grievance to the thirteen colonies 

3)Articles of Confederation-was an agreement among the 13 states, served as first constitution 

4)“Common Sense”- is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen colonies 

5)Natural Rights-rights that apply to someone that can not be taken 

6)Social Contract-contract concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual (population wise)

7)John Locke- one of the most influential of the enlightenment thinkers.

8)Montesquieu- a French judge, best known for his thoughts on separation of power. 

9)Bill of Rights- the first ten amendment 

10)Federalist Papers- is 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton 

11)Federalists- a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority

12)Anti-Federalists- is a movement that opposed the strengthening the government, opposed the bill of rights 

13)Constitutional Convention- meet in Philadelphia, to ammend the articles of confederation 

14)Great Compromise- aka the Connecticut Compromise, an agreement between small and big states 

15)Shay’s Rebellion- an American Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels in a protest against perceived economic and civil rights injustices