Constitution
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
the Bill of Rights
a chain of islands
archipelago
one of the first colonies arranged in North America by King James I that faced starvation and death
Jamestown
First President
George Washington
First major battle of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Someone who supported the Constitution
a Federalist
a large farm where one or more crops are grown by a large number of laborers
plantation
This colony created the Mayflower Compact when they came to America to escape religious persecution
Plymouth
Creator of the Join or Die Cartoon, inventor, diplomat, and very important Founding Father
Benjamin Franklin
First major American victory in the war
Battle of Saratoga
This amendment protects you from double jeopardy
the fifth amendment
to gain possession of
procure
The colony created by the Puritans
Massachusetts Bay Colony
considered the first person to die for American Independence
forced Cornwallis to surrender
Battle of Yorktown
The number of states required to ratify the Constitution
nine
a person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable to
regent
Colony created by Roger Williams after he disagreed with Puritan rules
Providence
author of the Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton
winter here was horrific and a low point for the Continental Army
Valley Forge
The movement that began in Europe emphasizes logic and reason and influenced the first amendment
the Enlightenment
the power to review a legal case in front of a higher court to review the decision of a lower court
judicial review
The Dutch West India Company established this colony in what would later be New York
New Amsterdam
Choctaw leader who described the relationship between them and the French as beneficial
Alibamo Mingo
boosted American morale even though we lost, beginning of the road to war
Breed's Hill-