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Study Stack 26-56
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tyranny | a cruel and unjust government |
| Democracy | a form of government that is run for and by the people, giving people the supreme power |
| Lexington,Massachusetts | The first shots of the American Revolution were fired here |
| Battle of Saratoga | The turning point of the American Revolution |
| Yorktown,Virginia | The British defeat here by George Washington's troops signaled the end of the American Revolution |
| Tariff | a tax on goods brought into the country |
| Protected Tariff | a tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry |
| Unalienable Rights | the rights that can't be given up, taken away, or transferred.Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Declaration of Independence | Was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies independence from England |
| Articles of Confederation | First American Constitution, weak document that limited the power of congress by giving the states final authority of all of the decisions |
| Constitution of the United States | Sets out all of the laws and principles of the government of the United States. |
| George Washington's Farewell Address | Advised the United States to stay "neutral in it's relations with other nations" and to avoid "entangling alliances" |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | Ended the French/Indian war and kicked the French out of North America |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation |
| James Armistead | Former Slave and American Patriot who worked as a spy for the American's against the British |
| John Paul Jones | American Patriot and Sea Captain.Father of U.S Navy |
| Wentworth Cheswell | African American teacher, Patriot, American Revolutionary war veteran, assessor, auditor, and first black land owner in New England |
| Bernardo de Galvez | Governor of Spanish colony of Louisiana in 1777. Helped America fight the British in Louisiana during the Revolutionary War |
| Haym Salmon | was a polish born Jewish immigrant to America who played an important role in financing the Revolution |
| Sam Adams | A member of the sons of liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence |
| Ben Franklin | Inventor,statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Delegate to the Constitutional Congress |
| Abigail Adams | Wife of Patriot and 2nd President John Adams women's Patriot leader and Women's rights advocate |
| Mercy Otis Warren | Patriot who wrote the first history of the Revolutionary War. |
| King George 3 | King of England who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the Revolutionary War |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory |
| Thomas Paine | Common Sense Author |
| George Washington | General of the Continental army,1st President of the U.S |
| Alexander Hamilton | Leader of Federalist, first treasurer of the U.S, creator of the Bank of the U.S, killed in a duel by Vice President Aaron Burr |
| Patrick Henry | Famous quote "Give me liberty or give me death" |
| James Maddison | Father of Constitution |
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