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King of England during the American Revolution
King George III
America's first Vice-President, lawyer of the British soldiers during the "Boston Massacre"
John Adams
A highly contagious viral disease that killed thousands of soldiers at Valley Forge
Small pox
must be at least 35 years old, serves a term of 4 years; can be elected for 2 terms
President
First battle of revolution
"Shot heard 'round the world"
Lexington and Concord
Enforces laws; led by the President
Executive Branch
Interprets the laws; led by the Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
the lawmaking branch of government; led by Congress
Legislative Branch
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
Electoral College
The number of electoral votes needed to win the Presidency
270
The total number of electoral college votes available.
538
Ben Franklin's plan to unite the colonies under one government to defeat France. "Join or Die"
Albany Plan of Union
The 1786 revolt by Massachusetts farmers seeking relief from debt and foreclosure that was a factor in the calling of the Constitutional Convention.
Shays Rebellion
(1787) Agreement that said three fifths of the slaves in each state should be counted as part of the state's population for determining representation in the House of Representatives
Three-Fifths Compromise
a 1773 protest in which colonists dressed as Indians dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
A document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III, proposing a reconciliation (peace) between the colonies and Britain.
Olive Branch Petition
435 members, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population; must be at least 25 years old; serve 2 year terms
House of Representatives
Britain's lawmaking branch of government
Parliament
100 members. Two senators are elected by voters in each state for a six-year term. Must be at least 30 years old to serve
Senate
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, recognized the independence of the American colonies, and granted the colonies the territory from the southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River
Treaty of Paris 1783
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
Federalism
A compromise that proposed two houses of Congress; one where a state's population would determine representation and another where all states were represented equally
Great Compromise
female patriot who wrote poems to convince others to join the patriot cause
Mercy Otis Warren
"Father of the Constitution" and author of the Bill of Rights, and the Virginia plan
James Madison
First African American female writer to be published in the United States. Her book Poems on Various Subjects was published in 1773, pioneered African-American literature.
Phillis Wheatley