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Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
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People who supported the Constitution were called...
Federalists
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Appointed commander of the Army by the Second Continental Congress...
George Washington
100
Negotiated the Treaty of Paris
Benjamin Franklin
100
Ideas of unalienable rights influenced Jefferson
John Locke
200
Process to amend constitution?
Congress passed amendment, then 2/3 of states had to ratify
200
Why did the colonists create a government that was so weak (Articles of Confederation)????
Afraid of a king coming to power
200
Wrote "Common Sense" to convince Americans to break away from Great Britain
Thomas Paine
200
Rights belonging to all humans
Unalienable Rights
200
What act prompted colonists to argue against taxation without representation?
stamp act
300
Where did Washington and his troops spend the winter of 1777-78?
Valley Forge
300
Why did the British impose taxes on the Colonists?
To help pay debts from French and Indian War
300
Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War? Why did the British choose this location to attack?
Lexington; Armory location relatively far from boston
300
English document that limited king's power and established early principal of trial by jury
Magna Carta
300
What was the most significant outcome of Shay's Rebellion?
Directly lead to Constitutional Convention of 1787
400
What prompted the passage of the intolerable acts? What part of the intolerable acts was eventually guarded against in the Bill of Rights?
Boston Tea Party; quartering of soldiers
400
What is the congressional check on the power of the president?
can override his veto with 2/3 vote
400
What is the key component of federalism?
power divided between the state and national government
400
What did the Great Compromise call for?
Bicameral house, representation both by population and equal vote
400
English document intended to protect civil liberties
English Bill of Rights
500
What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris
Mississippi river- western border British recognize America British to pull out of forts in the northwest
500
Who wrote the Federalists papers?
James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay
500
What was the most important accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress?
Declaration of Independence written
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Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill considered a victory for the patriots?
showed militia could hold its own against the British Army
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In what way did the Articles of Confederation strengthen the growth of the United States?
Created a process for bringing new states into the union.
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