Anti-Federalists: A group who wanted a limited federal government and more power for individual states.

Appropriations: Funds authorized for a particular project.

Articles of Confederation: From March 1, 1781, to June 21, 1788, the Articles served as the equivalent of the Constitution (1787). They failed to produce a strong central government. The Constitution replaced the Articles to form the present-day United States.

Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments to the American Constitution of rights and privileges guaranteed to the people of the United States.

Boston Tea Party: An event in 1773 where colonists spilled shipments of tea into Boston harbor to protest taxes imposed on various products.

Constitutional Convention: The 1787 convention attended by delegates to strengthen the Articles of Confederation. Instead, delegates adopted the American Constitution that formed the United States.

Continental Army: The American army during the Revolutionary War against Great Britain.

Federalist: A proponent for a strong...