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George Washington
Chosen as commander of the continental army
Minutemen
Colonist who were ready to fight in the moment’s notice
Treaty of Paris
Treaty signed where Great Britain recognized the independent of the us.
Thomas pain
Author of common sense that argued that citizens should make the laws.
Mercenaries
Foreign soldiers who fought for pay not loyalty
Redcoats
These people were called this because of the jacket color
Loyalist
Colonists who chose to side with British
Patriots
Colonists who chose to fight for independence from great Britten
Declaration of Independence
Documents that formally announced the colonies breaks from great Britten
First continental congress
The first gathering of colonial leaders who were troubled by the relationship between great Britten and the colonies.
Who won the battle of bunker hill
G.B.
Who won Trenton
Patriotst
Who won Yorktown
Patriotsy
Who won dorchester heights
Patriotsd
This battle was considered the turning point in the war.
Saratoga
Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas night
Trenton
Who won Saratoga
Patriotss
Washington was able to kick the British out of Boston without firing
Dorchester heights
General Cornwallis surrenders to the French and Americans
Yorktown
This battle was relly fought on breeds hill
Bunker hill
The French joined after this battle
Saratoga
Washington defeated the hessians
Trenton
The French and the Americans lay siege into this town
Yorktown
Henry Knox brought cannons from fort Ticonderoga
Dorchester heights
The continental army ran out of ammunition
Bunker hill
Started that there must be a witness to a crime or a rule of jury
Manga carat
Which power was not given to parliament by the English bill of rights
Power to make laws who should be king
The mayflower compact sets up a _______ democracy
Direct
Set up a system of law based on precedents
Common law
The ___________ was the United States first constitution
Articles of confederation
Slavers would be allowed in the
Northwest territory
________ officials closed the miss. River to U.S. shipping in 1784
Spanish
Believed the best way to protect liberty was to divide the powers of government into 3 branches
Baron de Montesquieu
Argued that government had to protect life, liberty and property not, subjects had a right to rebellion. This was a key point in the American Revolution
John Locke
Believed without government life would be solitary, poor, nasty, bruitish, and short
Thomas Hobbes
Influenced Thomas Jefferson in the writing of the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
This plan would have two houses both based on the population of the states.
Virginia
This plan was favored by smaller states
New Jersey plan
This occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
Inflation
Who came up with the Great Compromise
Roger Sherman
The Anti-Fedarlists would not agree to ratify the Constitution unless this was added
Bill of Rights
Who led a rebellion after his farm was taken over for not paying his taxes
Daniel Shay
What is the sharing of power between the national and state governments
Federalism
What is the idea that political authority belongs to the people
Popular Sovereignty
Whose journal provided information about what happened inside the Constitutional Convention
James Madison
Is ruled by the consent of the people
Republic
Is a form of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them
Representative democracy
The king shares power with the people
Limited monarchy
Is a form of government where individuals and government share ownership in major businesses and government takes on a greater role in citizens lives
Socialism
A type of government owns and controls all aspects of life for citizens
Communism
A form government that is ruled by a small group of people
Oligarchy
Is the type of government ruled by religious leader
Theocracy
The level of government that is closest to the people
local government
Says that the laws applies to all
Rule of law
The only crime defined in the constitution
Treason
Sates recognize and follow each other laws
Because of full faith and credit clause
__ of the 13 states had to ratify for the constitution to become a law
9
The article in order are
Legislative, executive, judicial, relations between the states, amendment, supremacy, and ratification
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