Albigense Waldo worked as a surgeon at __________ ouside Philadelphia. _____________ served as the site of the Continental army's camp during the winter of 1777-1778.

By 8 o'clock the next morning, the men had marched nine miles through sleet and snow to the objective--__________,__________, held by a garrison of Hessians.

Massed American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne at ________, where he surrendered his battered army to General Gatees on October 17, 1777.

As Congress printed more and more oney, its value plunged, causing rising prices, or ________.

Some government officials engaged in ________, selling scarce goods for a profit.

Colonel William Fontaine of the Virginia militia stood with the American and French armies. They lines a road near ________,_______, on the afternoon of October 19, 1781, to witness the formal British surrender.

A French military leader, the ________________, offered great assistance to the American cause.

In 1780, General Henry Clinton, who had replaced Howe in New York, along with the ambition General __________________ sailed south with 8,500 men.

In September 1783 the delegates signed the ___________, which confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation.

These changes stimulated a rise of ______________ --- a belief in the equality of all people.

Therefore, they favored a __________ ---- a government in which citizens rule through their relected representatives.

However, ________________, the idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people meant different things to different Americans.

Articles of Confederation

However, the Congress proposed a new type of government in a set of laws called the ___________________ ---- one in which two levels of government shared fundamental powers.

Land Ordinance of 1785

Congress passed the _______________, which established a plan for surveying the land. This law changed the landscape of the Northwest Territory.

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

In the ______________, Congress provided a procedure for dividing the land into territories. The law promised settlers religious freedom and barred slavery from the area.

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us history quiz 9/14

Term	Definition
Valley Forge	Albigense Waldo worked as a surgeon at __________ ouside Philadelphia. _____________ served as the site of the Continental army's camp during the winter of 1777-1778.
Trenton	By 8 o'clock the next morning, the men had marched nine miles through sleet and snow to the objective--__________,__________, held by a garrison of Hessians.
Saratoga	Massed American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne at ________, where he surrendered his battered army to General Gatees on October 17, 1777.
Inflation	As Congress printed more and more oney, its value plunged, causing rising prices, or ________.
Profiteering	Some government officials engaged in ________, selling scarce goods for a profit.
Yorktown	Colonel William Fontaine of the Virginia militia stood with the American and French armies. They lines a road near ________,_______, on the afternoon of October 19, 1781, to witness the formal British surrender.
Marquis de Lafayette	A French military leader, the ________________, offered great assistance to the American cause.
Charles Cornwallis	In 1780, General Henry Clinton, who had replaced Howe in New York, along with the ambition General __________________ sailed south with 8,500 men.
Treaty of Paris 1783	In September 1783 the delegates signed the ___________, which confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation.
Egalitarianism	These changes stimulated a rise of ______________ --- a belief in the equality of all people.
Republic	Therefore, they favored a __________ ---- a government in which citizens rule through their relected representatives.
Republicanism	However, ________________, the idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people meant different things to different Americans.
Articles of Confederation	However, the Congress proposed a new type of government in a set of laws called the ___________________ ---- one in which two levels of government shared fundamental powers.
Land Ordinance of 1785	Congress passed the _______________, which established a plan for surveying the land. This law changed the landscape of the Northwest Territory.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787	In the ______________, Congress provided a procedure for dividing the land into territories. The law promised settlers religious freedom and barred slavery from the area.

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