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He surrendered the British Army to George Washington in 1781.
Who is Charles Cornwallis?
It was the turning point of the Revolutionary War in 1777.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
One of many "plans" at the Constitutional Convention, it favored the small states.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
That part of the Constitution begins with, "We the people of the United States..."
What is the Preamble?
The three branches of the Federal government.
What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
He was King of France and an American ally during the Revolution.
Who is King Louis XVI?
The final battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Siege of Yorktown?
One of many "plans" at the Constitutional Convention, it favored the large states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
It's the sharing of powers between the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
Revolutionary War veteran, who rebelled a second time in 1786.
Who is Daniel Shays?
A long meeting in Philadelphia, in the long, hot summer of 1787.
This group of Founders believed in ratification of the Constitution, and a central government.
Who are the Federalists?
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
The clause that explains how the Constitution is superior to the states.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
A prominent New York Federalist, but he didn't sing and dance at the Constitutional Convention.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This well-laid "plan" gave us legislature with two houses.
What is the Connecticut Plan?
A fancy word we use when we change the Constitution.
What is amend?
The body that elects the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
The Federalist "Father of the Constitution," he even wrote most of the document!
Who is James Madison?
A Massachusetts tax rebellion that led to the breakdown of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays Rebellion?
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
The number of black robes sitting on the Supreme Court.
What is nine?
The number of years a Senator serves.
What is 6?