Revolutionary War
This term describes the confidence and spirit of an army.
What is morale?
This document created the first U.S. government but was too weak.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This branch of government makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This amendment protects freedom of speech and religion.
What is the First Amendment?
This president created the Cabinet as a group of advisors.
Who is George Washington?
This winter camp tested soldiers with cold, hunger, and illness.
What is Valley Forge?
This event showed the weakness of the national government under the Articles.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This principle divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This political group supported a strong national government.
Who are the Federalists?
This foreign country provided naval and military support after a major Patriot victory.
What is France?
This meeting in 1787 led to the creation of a new Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This amendment protects people from being tried twice for the same crime.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This political group supported a smaller national government and farming economy.
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
This British general surrendered after being surrounded in New York.
Who is John Burgoyne?
This compromise created two houses in Congress.
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
This branch is responsible for enforcing laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
This amendment guarantees a fair and speedy trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This event involved French agents asking for a bribe from American diplomats.
What is the XYZ Affair?
This strategy involved avoiding large losses while waiting for better opportunities to fight.
What is Washington’s strategy of preservation (keeping the army alive)?
This agreement counted enslaved people as part of the population for representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This idea means that the government gets its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to states or the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
These laws limited speech and were highly controversial under John Adams.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?