Ch. 9 Vocabulary Words
Social Studies:
Building a New Nation
“Father of the
Constitution,” helped write
the Virginia Plan, President
during the War of 1812
James Madison
Led an expedition from the
Mississippi river to the
Pacific coast
Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark
President during the “Era
of Good Feeling”
James Monroe
Inventor of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Abolitionist who led a
bloody rebellion against
plantation owners
Nat Turner
Conductor of the
Underground Railroad who
led many enslaved people
to freedom
Harriet Tubman
Person who led a raid at
Harpers Ferry; he was
captured and executed
John Brown
The place where John
Brown’s raid took place
Harpers Ferry
A plan for the new
government; it was
replaced with the
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
A proposal at the
Constitutional Convention
for the legislature based
on the population of a
state
Virginia Plan
The first ten amendments
to the US Constitution
Bill of Rights
A document written by
Jefferson that states
people have the right to
worship any way they
choose; became the idea
for the First Amendment
Virginia Statute for
Religious Freedom
The territory west of the
Mississippi River bought
from France.
Louisiana Purchase
War fought with the
British: neither side won
the war
War of 1812
Name of the peaceful time
period when Monroe was
president
Era of Good Feeling
A document that warned
other countries not to
interfere with the
Americas
Monroe Doctrine
The name of the secret
escape routes that led
enslaved people to freedom
Underground Railroad
A person who tries to end
slavery
Abolitionist