People
She said "remember the ladies."
Who is Abigail Adams?
Another name for a law.
What is an act?
Written in 1215, it limited the power of the king.
What is the Magna Carta?
This Revolutionary War battle was the turning point of the war.
What is Saratoga?
This war helped start the Industrial Revolution.
What is the War of 1812?
He said separating from Britain was "common sense."
Who was Thomas Paine?
To officially approve or say yes to.
What is ratify?
Our first government, it was hated by the Federalists.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This Civil War battle enabled the Union to divide the South and take the Mississippi River.
What is Vicksburg?
What are textile mills?
He was a French noble who brought weapons and money after Saratoga.
Who was Lafayette?
To change or add to
What is to amend?
In 1776, this document proclaimed that we wanted to be free.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
What is Yorktown?
Early factories were placed next to these in New England
What are rivers?
He founded Connecticut and helped write the Fundamental Orders.
Who was Thomas Hooker?
To give away, as of a piece of territory
What is to cede?
This was added to the Constitution to persuade the Antifederalists to ratify it.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This attack was the official start of the Civil War
What is Ft. Sumter?
This process created stronger steel.
What is the Bessemer Process?
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
A loose group that chooses to work together
What is a confederacy?
This law explained how territories could become states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
These battles occurred when the British tried to capture American weapons and leaders.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This man invented interchangeable parts which made mass production possible.
Who is Eli Whitney?