US Constitution
This is the supreme law of the USA
The Constitution
This 3rd President also wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams was the 1st and only President elected from this political party
Federalist Party
This Revolutionary battle in NY won by the colonials, convinced France to support the colonies
Saratoga
American colonists who rejected British rule
Patriot
The first 3 words of the preamble to the Constitution are
We the People
This 4th President wrote the majority of the Constitution
James Madison
Jefferson was the 1st president elected representing this political party
Democratic-Republican Party
This Battle saw the British Surrender ending the Revolutionary War
Battle of Yorktown
A colonial economic system where the mother country controlled the economy for her benefit
Mercantilism
This concept stops one branch of government from being too powerful
Checks and Balances
This winning General of the Revolutionary war became the 1st President
George Washington
This party founded by John Quincy Adams directly opposed Andrew Jackson
Whig Party
This British burned much of this city in the War or 1812
Washington DC
This Act imposed by the British to pay for the French and Indian War (papers & documents)
Stamp Act
The first 10 Amendments in the Constitution are called
Bill of Rights
This 1st Treasury Secretary founded the National Bank and later died in a dual
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson was the founder of this, the oldest political party still in existence
Democratic Party
This was a major battle starting the French and Indian War
Fort Duquesne/Pittsburg, Pa
The enlightenment idea that people give a government power to protect them
Social Contract Theory
Madison and Hamilton wrote these papers supporting the ratification of the Constitution
Federalist Papers
This early Chief Justice helped establish the Supreme Court as an equal branch of the government
John Marshall
In 1850’s, Abraham Lincoln was elected President with this party support
Republican Party
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in these Massachusetts towns
Concord and Lexington
A 1700’s religious movement that led to protestant denominations
The Great Awakening