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Lynch 2nd 6 Wks
Six Weeks Test for the 2nd Six Weeks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government. | Federalists |
| People opposed to the Constitution. | Antifederalists |
| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. | republic |
| When people elect their political representatives. | republicanism |
| System set up by the Constitution, where each branch of government can check or control the actions of the other branches. | checks and balances |
| Political theory that states that the government is subject to the will of the people. | popular sovereignty |
| System of government in which each branch has its own powers and responsibility. | separation of powers |
| Sharing of power between the states and the national government. | federalism |
| Rights that cannot be given up or taken away; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. | unalienable rights |
| Economic theory that states a country should sell more than it buys and that colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country. | mercantilism |
| Refusal to buy. | boycott |
| Silversmith, member of the Sons of Liberty, Minuteman, created propaganda of the Boston Massacre. | Paul Revere |
| Inventor, statesmant, signer of the Declaration of Independence, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, from Philadelphia. | Benjamin Franklin |
| Commander of the Continental Army | George Washington |
| Wrote the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Wrote Common Sense | Thomas Paine |
| Patriot and Antifederalist who said "give me liberty or give me death". | Patrick Henry |
| Father of the Constitution and Federalist. | James Madison |
| Lawyer, Patriot, diplomat; helped to negotiate the Treaty of Paris of 1783. | John Adams |
| Antifederalist who feared a strong central government. | Mercy Otis Warren |
| Member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committees of Correspondence. | Samuel Adams |
| Leader of the Federalists, strong supporter of the Constitutition. | Alexander Hamilton |