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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 26. Tranny | Cruel or unjust government . |
| 27. Democracy | Government run by the people and for the people . giving power to the people . |
| 28. Lexington , Massachusetts | First shot of the american revolution. |
| 29. Concord , Massachusetts | First battle of the american revelution . |
| 30. The battle of Saratoga | Turning point in the american revelution . |
| 31. Yorktown, Virginia | Defeat of British . surrender of Cornwallis . end of american revelution. |
| 32. Tariff | Tax on goods brought into the country. |
| 33. Protective tariff | Tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry. |
| 34. Unailiable rights | Cannot be given up, taken away , or transfered . includes life , liberty, and the persuit of happiness. |
| 35. Declaration of Independence | Document written by Thomas Jefferson , declaring the colonies independence from england . |
| 36. Articles of confederation | First american consistution , very weak document limiting the power of congress giving the states final authority over all desicions . |
| 37. Constitution of the united states | Set out laws and principals of the government of the united states . |
| 38. George Washington's farewell adress | Advised the united states to stay "neutral in its relations with other nations" and to avoid "entanglining alliances" |
| 39. Treaty of Paris 1763 | Ended French and Indian war and effectively kicked French out of north america |
| 40. Treaty of Paris 1783 | Ended the american revolution forcing the british to recognize the united states as an independent nation |
| 41. James armistead | Former slave & american patriot who worked as a spy for the Americans against the british |
| 42. John Paul jones | American patriot and sea captain. Known as the father of the US navy . attacked broth ships in and around Britain . known for saying "I have not yet begun to fight." |
| 43. Wentworth cheswell | African American teacher, patriot, american revolutionary war veteran, assessor, auditor, first black land owner in new england |
| 44. Bernardo DE galvez | Governor of the Spanish colony in lousianna in 1777. Helped fight the British in lousianna, Alabama and Florida when Spain joined alliances with america. Drove British from the south . |
| 45. Haym salomon | Polish-born Jewish immigrant to america who financed the american revelution . |
| 46. Sam adams | Member of sons of liberty and started comitee of correspondence to stir public support for american independence . |
| 47. Benjamin franklin | Inventor, statesman , diplomat, signer of declaration of independence and delegate for the constitutional convention |
| 48. Abigail Adams | Wife of 2nd president john Adams. Women's rights advocate and wrote famous letters to her husband john . |
| 49. Mercy Otis warren | Patriot who wrote the first history of the revolutionary war . from notes she had taken from attending patriot meetings. |
| 50. King george III | king of England who disbanded the colonial legislation, taxed the colonies, refused the olive branch petition , leading to final break with the colonies. |
| 51. Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the declaration of independence . 3rd president of the US. and purchased the lousianna purchase dubbling the size of the US |
| 52.Thomas Paine | Wrote pamphlets like common sense and the crisis to encourage american independence and resolve. |
| 53. George Washington | Leader of continental army and first official president of the US |
| 54. Alexander hamilton | Leader of federalists. First treasurer of the US. creator the the bank of the US. and killed in a due by the vise president of the US, Aaron burr. |
| 55. Patrick henry | Patriot famous for fiery speeches in favor of american independence. Famous words include "give me liberty or give me death" |
| 56. James madison | "Father of consitution" |
| 57. Checks and balances | All branches of government balance each other and their actions |
| 58. Federalism | Shared power between states and federal government |
| 59. Seperation of powers | Each branch has their own powers |
| 60. Popular sovereignty | Practice in which each territory to decide for themselves to allow slavery . |