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MP2 Exam
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Author of "Common Sense" | Thomas Paine |
| Commander of the Continental Army | George Washington |
| British commander who surrendered at Saratoga | John Burgoyne |
| SC militia commander known as the "Swamp Fox" | Francis Marion |
| American officer who turned traitor | Benedict Arnold |
| British commander who surrendered at Yorktown | Charles Cornwallis |
| Primary author of Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| French Officer who served with Washington | Marquis de LaFayette |
| CT teacher and Patriot spy executed by British | Nathan Hale |
| Leader of Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga | Ethan Allen |
| British surrender in Virginia that ended the war | Battle of Yorktown |
| American victory in SC that caused Cornwallis to move to VA | Battle of Cowpens |
| Washington attempts and fails to defend NYC | Battle of Long Island/Brooklyn |
| Surprise attack across Delaware River by Americans captures Hessians | Battle of Trenton |
| British army surrounded and surrenders in NY 1777 | Battle of Saratoga |
| Author of the Virginia Plan | James Madison |
| Leading Antifederalist | Patrick Henry |
| Proposed the Great Compromise | Roger Sherman |
| Leader of a Rebellion in MA | Daniel Shays |
| One of the authors of Federalist Papers | Alexander Hamilton |
| Law which set up grid systems for townships in the Ohio region | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| 85 essays to support ratification of the US Constitution | The Federalist Papers |
| The opening statement of the Constitution that begins with "We the People" | Preamble |
| Amendments 1-10 added in 1791 | Bill of Rights |
| National government 1777-1789 | Articles of Confederation |
| A government in which people have the right to vote and change their government if it abuses its power. | Popular Sovereignty |
| System where power is divided and shared between the national and state governments | Federalism |
| Each branch has the power to limit the powers of the other two | Checks and Balances |
| Bill of Rights guarantees freedoms such as speech, religion, petition, and assembly | Individual Rights |
| Government power is limited by rule of law - it is not all powerful | Limited Government |
| Where power is split among the three branches of government - legislative, executive and judicial | Separation of Powers |
| A form of government in which the people exercise their power by voting for representatives. | Republicanism |
| President of the US | Joe Biden |
| Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court | John Roberts |
| Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Vice President | Kamala Harris |
| Speaker of the House | Kevin McCarthy |
| Vice-President under Washington | John Adams |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Alexander Hamilton |
| Secretary of War | Henry Knox |
| Secretary of State | Thomas Jefferson |
| Attorney General | Edmund Randolph |
| 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | John Jay |
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