Vocab
a person whose job is to give help to others with laws and to speak for them in court before a judge.
lawyer
the first written plan of government for the United States
Articles of Confederation
“Give me _________ or give me death!”
liberty
_______4, 1776 (give the month, day and year) was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
July
George ____________ was our first president
Washington
a leader of the American Revolution who spoke out against the British
Patrick Henry
the war in which the English won the right to the American western frontier land
French and Indian War:
Patrick Henry was called the “_________ of the revolution
July 4, _______ (give the month, day and year) was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
1776
__________ sent ships to help them win the war against the English.
France
the King of England from 1760-1820
King George III-
a meeting of representatives who wrote the Constitution of the United States.
Constitutional Convention:
__________________ was called the trumpet of the revolutionary war.
Patrick Henry
______________ (give the month, day and year) was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
July 4, 1776
France sent ships to help them win the war against the______.
English
the first ten amendments (additions) to the United States Constitution
Bill of Rights
a person who draws maps and measures land
Surveyor
“Give me liberty or give me _______!”
death
__________ Washington was our first president
George
France sent _________ to help them win the war against the English.
ships
this law forced the people of Virginia and other colonies to pay for a stamp to be put on important papers.
Stamp Act-
the house that George Washington inherited from his brother
Mount Vernon-
July ____, 1776 (give the month, day and year) was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
4
George Washington was our first______________
president
France sent ships to help them win the ______ against the English.
war