Vocab to Know
A member of middle class, made up of tradesmen, manufacturers, bankers, lawyers, and men of other professions.
What is a Bourgeoisie? (bor-swah-zee)
This was the first Bishop of Baltimore and, therefore, the first Bishop of the USA.
Who was John Carroll?
This person lost the battle at Yorktown because he was blocked on sea and land by Washington with help from the French.
Who was Sir Charles Cornwallis?
This person did not like any of the three "pure forms" of government by itself because he believed each was easily corrupted.
Who was John Adams?
A legal name for the right of an individual to be protected against wrongful imprisionment.
What is Habeas Corpus?
This Treaty included only Great Britain and the USA.
What was the First Treaty of Paris?
This document allowed states to have a militila for its own protection.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This opened federal lands west of the Appalachians to private ownership and gave government organization to newly settled regions of western territory.
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
The power or right of one branch of government to cancel or postpone the decisions or acts of another branch of government.
What is Veto?
This treaty included Spain, France, Britain, Holland, and the USA.
What was the 2nd Treaty of Paris?
This general led the Americans to victory over the British at Freeman's Farm in Saratoga.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
This Treaty of gave the following to the US: 1. acknowledgement of independence, 2. lands lying between Appalachians west to Mississippi, 3. lands from the border of FL to the Great Lakes.
What is the First Treaty of Paris?
These people were loyalists to the King of Great Britain and Parliament.
Who were the loyalists?
These were the three forms of pure government.
What are Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy?
This document does not grant the new Congress the power to write new laws whenever it wanted.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
States already had functioning representative governments during and after the war, causing America's revolution to avoid ending in this leadership style.
What is dictatorship?
This king sent arms, equipment, and men to help Americans gain independence from Great Britain.
Who was King Louis XVI?
This person convinced the King of France to help the Americans by using the fear that Britain might seek peace with the US after an American victory.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
These people supported the cause of independence by raising money for soldiers, managing businesses and farms left behind, and acted as spies and informants.
Who are American women?
This event was the reaction to heavy debts and tax burdens placed upon common farmers of Massachusetts with no help from the government.
What was Shays Rebellion?