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61 Facts #1-20 14V1
U.S. History Facts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ________________________is a cruel and unjust government. | tyranny |
| ______________________, the first permanent English settlement, was founded in ________________. | Jamestown |
| The ___________________________________was written in 1787. The Constitution of the United States sets out the ______________________________of the government of the United States. | Constitution of the United States; laws and principles |
| The ________________________________was the turning point of the American Revolution as it gave _________________a reason to enter the war against Britain. | Battle of Saratoga; France |
| A _______________________ is a tax on goods brought into a country. | tariff |
| _________________________are rights that cannot be given up, taken away, or transferred. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, are some of those rights. | unalienable rights |
| The ________________________________was signed on__________________. It was written by_____________________, and declared the colonies independence from England. | Declaration of Independence; July 4, 1776; Thomas Jefferson |
| ___________________________wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States; he also purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States. | Thomas Jefferson |
| The British defeat at _________________________________by George Washington’s troops signaled the end of the American Revolution. (Cornwallis- British General) | Yorktown, Virginia |
| ______________________________is considered to be the “Father of the Constitution.” | James Madison |
| The_________________________, signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler. | Magna Carta |
| The ________________________protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights. | English Bill of Rights |
| _______________________________________is a system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them. | representative government |
| ______________________________________is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation. | free enterprise |
| __________________________is an economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country. | mercantilism |
| The ____________________________________ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation. | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| A ____________________________________is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them. | Republic |
| The _____________________________ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America. | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| _______________________________was an inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was responsible for convincing Louis XVI of France to support America during the Revolution. | Benjamin Franklin |
| A __________________________________is a form of government that is run for and by the people, giving the people supreme power. | democracy |
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