Documents
Document that stated the colonies were independent from England's rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This person spied for the Continental army.
Who is Nathan Hale?
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured this fort.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
President
Enforces the laws.
What is Executive?
Highest law and pattern in our country.
List sent to King George of changes needed for peace.
What is the Olive Branch petition?
Who is John Paul Jones?
Supreme Courts
Lower Courts
Interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This determines how many representatives your state gets.
What is the amount of people in your state?
What is 1787?
First president to be inaugurated in Washington D.C.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
On Christmas night, Washington and his men crossed this to capture Trenton.
What is the Delaware River?
Congress
Makes the laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
First ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This person is remembered as the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
First three presidents in order.
Who are George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson?
True or False. The Battle of Saratoga is remembered as a great turning point for the war.
True
True or False: Cabinet is made of two houses, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.
False, Congress.
Washington and his men spent their worst winter here.
What is Valley Forge?
Main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Remembered as the fighting pastor, tore out pieces of hymnals.
Who is James Caldwell?
Year that Great Britain surrendered.
1781.
Highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
In a constitutional republic, the government is chosen by who?
People.