Revolution
He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental army during the American War for Independence.
George Washington
This philosopher famously declared in his Second Treatise on Government, that man has a right to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This person is considered the head of the Executive branch of the government
Who is the President?
The role of the president when he is signing laws and vetoing legislation
What is Chief Executive?
He was the first president of the United States of America.
Who is George Washington?
He is the author of both Common Sense and The American Crisis, books that inspired the Americans at key moments in their war effort
Who is Thomas Paine
Who is the House of Representatives?
The role of the president when he is calling up the national guard
What is Commander-in-Chief?
He is credited with primary authorship of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This signer of the Declaration of Independence defended the British during the trials following the Boston Massacre and maintained a lively, and informative, letter correspondence with his wife, Abigail
Who is John Adams
What is the French and Indian War?
This was the proposed plan that would have created a government in which the number of votes granted to a state was determined by the population of that state, creating an environment of true "Representation by the people."
What is the Virginia Plan?
The role of the president when he is serving as symbolic head of the government
What is Chief of State?
General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben of this nation greatly assisted the Continental army through providing them crucial training at their lowest point.
What is Prussia?
This was the battle that signaled to the French that the Americans were a real force to oppose the British invasion and thus merited their alliance
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
He was a great British preacher who stirred up American fervor in the Great Awakening movement.
Who is George Whitefield?
This is the amount of time that a Senator serves in a term.
What is 6 years?
This is the role of the president when he supports legislation, calls congressmen, and advocates policy
What is Chief Legislator?
He was the theologian who famously stirred up awakening passion with his sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and then wrote extensively about his observations of the Great Awakening.
Who was Jonathan Edwards?
The Americans were fighting this type of war, in which one side only needs to hold out and discourage their opposition through continuous resistance
What is a War of Attrition
This is the famous English political document that emerged in the wake of the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
This person serves as the president of the senate.
Who is the vice president?
The role of a democratic president when he is speaking at the Democratic National Convention.
What is Chief of Party?
Who is Edmund Burke?