Finish The Sentence
Thomas Jefferson
Washington and his men spent the worst winter if the War for Independence at _____ _______
Valley Forge
Three Branches of Government
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
list sent to King George III of changes needed for peace between England and the colonies
Olive Branch Petition
ten amendments to the constitution stating the rights and freedoms of the US citizens
Bill of Rights
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured ______ from the British
Fort Ticonderoga
In the ________, England gave up its thirteen colonies in America
Treaty of Paris
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
document that stated that the colonies were independent from English rule
Declaration of Independance
Type of Government formed by the Constitution
Constitutional Republic
On Christmas night, Washington and his men crossed the _________ to capture Trenton
Deleware River
In a constitutional republic, the government is run by a representative chosen by the ____
people
Year the Constitution was adopted
1787
America's first plan of government
Articles of Confederation
Number of reps each state has in the House of Representatives
Depends on amount of people in state (population)
Remembered as the "fighting parson" __________ helped defend his town from the British using paper from hymnals
James Caldwell
Members of the ______ met to discuss the formation of American Government
Constitutional Convention
First president inaugurated in Washington DC
Thomas Jefferson
Highest law and pattern on government for the United states today
Constitution of the United States
German soldiers hired by England to fight against the colonists
Hessians
After the Battle of ________, England Surrendered
Yorktown
_______ helped secure forts of the Northwest Territory from the British
George Rogers Clark
Year that Britain surrendered, ending the War for Indendance
1781
Highest court of the United States
Supreme Court
War that was the turning point for the War for Independance
Battle of Saratoga