Word Definition Significance

1. Natural Life, liberty and property Made the natives seek for rights and
Rights lead to the revolt that started the
independence from Britain.

2. Social An agreement in which people consent This gave people the power to
Contract to choose and obey a government and overthrow the government if they
protect the natural rights. didn’t protect their rights.

3. Thomas He was a Virginia lawyer who wrote the Thomas Jefferson became the
Jefferson declaration of independence. president of the United States.

4. Segregation The separation of the government in This prevented the government to have
of Power three branches. full power over itself.

5. Checks and A system to prevent any one branch Electing a president is considered a
Balances from dominating the other two. system of checks and balances

6. Federalism Power is divided between a national This system gave each state the right to
government and several state have laws that were a little different
governments from each other.

7. Anti- Opponents of federalists and the This made things a little harder for the
Federalist constitution and having a strong central federalist government.
government.

Word Definition Significance

8. Bill of Ratified ten amendments from the It guarantees the rights of citizens and
Rights constitution, made because of anti- protects them from the government.
federalist.

9. Ratification The action or process of providing It helps citizens have a legal proof of
someone or something with an official whatever action they are doing.
document attesting to a status or level
of achievement.

10. Alien and The Alien and Sedition Acts were four
Sedition laws passed by the Federalist-
Acts dominated 5th United States Congress
and signed into law by President John
Adams 1798.
It helped the country grow since it let
immigrants become naturalized
citizens.