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A system through which order is maintained over a particular area.
He was fundamental in fighting in the American Revolution in his roles as a general and later commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. He was also the first president of the United States.
A political protest by American colonists in 1773 against Britain's taxation without representation. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor, sparking the American Revolution.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
A government in which the people get to make the decisions for their government.
A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems
This man is credited for writing the Declaration of Independence and later became the 3rd President of United States.
The war that won the 13 colonies their independence from Great Britian.
The document that created our first government.
A government in which all the people can directly participate.
A writer that is best known for his published pamphlet Common Sense. In the pamphlet, he called for Americans to not just revolt against the British government, but to call for independence.
The first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in an American victory and outpouring of militia support for the anti-British cause.
This document that was written in 1776, which declared the 13 colonies independent from Great Britian.
A government where the people vote for other people to be representatives for them. The United States has this type of government.
A Founding Father of our country who was one of the organizers of the Boston Tea Party in 1773. He served on the Second Continental Congress as a delegate from Massachusetts where he signed the Declaration of Independence.
The final version of the Declaration of Independence was accepted on this date.
The document that explains how our government is constituted (structured) and how it should function.
A type of government when a central (national) government shares power with local (state) governments.
This was the 16th president. He was president during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A violent uprising of farmers in Massachusetts in 1786-1787 against state economic policies and taxes.
This act set up rules for new states to join the confederation.
When the power to rule does not lie with the people, but rather with one person or a small group of people. North Korea is a current example.