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Revolutionary War
First form of government
A New Government
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The last major battle of the Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown.
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America's first form of government.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
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Name of the convention to revise the unsuccessful government.
What is the Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention.
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Silly Southerners, Slaves are not treated like humans, so we won't count them as "1".
What is the 3/5 Compromise.
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First 3 Articles of the Constitution...In order!
What is I- Legislative II- Executive III- Judicial
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The bloodiest battle of the war.
What is Bunker Hill?
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Most of the Power rested with this group in this form of government.
What is the States.
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Plan devised to allow equal representation for all states in the legislature.
What is the New Jersey Plan.
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Good luck getting rid of me, I'm serving life!
What are Supreme Court Justices
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As the first President I created several customs, known today as precedents. What were two of the precedents I set?
What is Created Presidential Advisors/Cabinet, only served 2 terms, Appointing Justices from outside the Supreme Court, Established Executive Privilege, Established principle that federal law was supreme law of the land during the Whiskey Rebellion, Executive restraint, making Vice President a ceremonial duty,
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Treaty that ended the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris
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Under this government, this group held the power to create taxes and provide $ for the military.
What are the States.
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Number, name, and function of the branches of government created in the new government.
What are 3; Legislative, Executive, and Judicial; Makes laws, enforces laws, deems if the laws are constitutional.
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I'm a law maker in the lower house... how old do I have to be to be a member?
What is 25.
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I'm a combination of sharing power between the Federal Government and the States.
What is federalism
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Battle resulting in France helping US win the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
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Under this government, this group had the power to raise a military and make treaties.
What is the Federal government.
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Plan devised to allow states to be represented based off state's population.
What is the Virginia Plan.
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I'm a term meaning a two part legislature...
What is bicameral.
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Under the Constitution and the Federal government system, what are the, if any, shared powers?
What is levying taxes.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of both the US and Britain.
What is knew the land, and had a reason to fight; had more troops, better weapons, and more $.
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Name and describe the events that took place that showed weaknesses in this form of government.
What is Shays' Rebellion, the state government took his, and other farmers, land because they were unable to pay taxes because the federal government couldn't pay them what they were owed.
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Under new Government this person was in charge of the military, but couldn't declare war. Don't forget to tell me why too...
What is the Chief Executive; they're unable to declare war, because that would create in imbalance of power.
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# of terms, and maximum number of years the President can serve.
What are 2, and 8 years.
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An introduction, I state the purpose for our Constitution.
What is the Preamble