People
People who wanted America to be free from British’s Control
Patriots
War taking place during the years 1754 - 1763
French and Indian War
German soldiers hired to fight the colonists
First President of the United States
George Washington
The plan for government that our country still follows today
Leader of American armies in the South who defeated Cornwallis
Nathanael Greene
Lists of the rights or. Freedoms the Constitution gives to Americans, it is written in the form of the 10 amendments.
Bill of Rights
The day the President takes his oath of office is what
Inauguration Day
Commander of all British Forces in North America during the French and Indian War
General Edward Braddock
Name The First Amendment‘s 4 Freedoms
200 points for each one named
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly
Nathan Hale
Place where the shot heard around the world took place
Lexington
Our Nations First Capital
New York City
Virginian who said “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
What interprets the Law
Bonus: What makes up this section of government
Judicial
Supreme Court
The first vice president and second president of the united states
John Adams
Battle of Bunker Hill
Document written by Jefferson declaring the independence of the colonies from England
Declaration of Independence
Became the 4th president of the United States
What enforces the Law
Bonus: What are the 2 main representatives of this group
Bonus: What do you call the board of advisors in this group
Executive
President and Vice President
Cabinet
A black slave who served in the colonial army as a spy
James Armistead
The turning point of the American War for Independence
Battle of Saratoga
Document. Signed by England giving up the American Colonies and making them officially free and independent
Treaty of Paris
British General who surrendered his army in 1781
Lord Cornwallis
What makes the Law
Bonus: Name what this part of the government is made up of.
Bonus: What are the two branches under the first bonus.
Legislative
Congress
Senate and House of Representatives