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AH1 M3L1 Key Terms 1
American History 1 Module 3 Lesson 1 Key Terms 1
Term | Definition |
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Shays Rebellion | Anti-tax protest by farmers led by Daniel Shay. |
Constitutional Convention | A meeting in 1787 at which the U.S. Constitution was created. |
Benjamin Franklin | A delegate to the Constitutional Convention and Founding Father. He helped write the Constitution. |
James Madison | Known as the father of the constitution; leading federalist; author of the Bill of Rights. |
Federalist | A member of a former political party (1786) in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government. |
Anti-Federalist | Name given to those who were against the ratification of the Constitution. |