McDougal Littell- The Americans

Second Amendement

________- In order to maintain a well- reulated milita, the right to bear arms shall not be infringed.

Republic

________- Government in which the citizens rule through their elected representatives.

Federalism

________- System of government that divides power between the national government and state governments.

Rhode Island

________- State which was last to ratify.

Friedrich von Steuben

________- European military leader who helped turn the Continental Army into an effective fighting force.

Double jeopardy

________- to be charged with the same crime twice.

Shayss Rebellion

________- Protest of farmers that caused panic and dismay throughout the nation.

Marquis de Lafayette

________- French who assisted the Americans in the Revolution.

Violent riots

Rhode Island- State which was last to ratify. ________ broke out over the debate.

Common Sense

________- Anonymous 50- page pamphlet in which Thomas Paine attacked King George 3.

Inflation

________- a loss in the value of money resulting in a rise in the price of goods.

Eighth Amendement

________- Prohibits cruel and unusual punishments and excessive bail.

Loyalists

________- those who opposed independence and remained loyal to the British Crown.

Second Continental Congress

________- the meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia that approved the declaration of Independence.

Ratification

________- Official approval of the Constitution.

Egalitarianism

________- 1783 treaty that officially ended the American Revolution.

Saratoga

________- 1777 battle in New York state won by the Americans which convinced France involved in the American Revolution.

Roger Sherman

________- Constitutional Convention member who developed the Great Compromise.

Valley Forge

________- Site where George Washington and the Continental Army set up camp during the winter of 1777- 1778.

Thomas Jefferson

________- main author of the Declaration of Independence.