Unit 1 - Lesson 2: Confederation

Question 1

abolish

Answer 1

to do away with, bring to an end.

Question 2

accomplishments

Answer 2

achievements; positive things that are done.

Question 3

Articles of Confederation

Answer 3

guidelines for the new government of the United States, written in 1775.

Question 4

authority

Answer 4

power; the right to command others.

Question 5

commerce

Answer 5

the buying and selling of goods.

Question 6

confederation

Answer 6

a group of states or nations that band together for a purpose but still remain independent.

Question 7

congress

Answer 7

a group of people who represent, or stand for, other people.

Question 8

Congress

Answer 8

the law-making branch of the government; also called the legislature.

Question 9

Constitution

Answer 9

the document written in Philadelphia in 1787 that replaced the Articles of Confederation; the highest law in the land.

Question 10

Constitutional Convention

Answer 10

the meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 during which state delegates wrote the Constitution.

Question 11

delegates

Answer 11

people who are chosen to attend a convention (meeting) on behalf of others.

Question 12

federal

Answer 12

National; having to do with the central government rather than the individual states.

Question 13

governor

Answer 13

the person in charge of running a colony or a state.

Question 14

issue currency

Answer 14

make paper and coins.

Question 15

ratified

Answer 15

accepted by the states through a vote.

Question 16

representatives

Answer 16

members of the House of Representatives; people who are elected to speak for many others and work for their benefit.

Question 17

revise

Answer 17

to change or rework.

Question 18

Second Continental Congress

Answer 18

the group of state delegates who set up the colonial army, wrote the Declaration of Independence, and wrote the Articles of Confederation.

Question 19

security

Answer 19

safety.

Question 20

stable

Answer 20

strong and dependable.