Well-trained army and navy
James Madison
Enforce or Carry Out the laws
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
French agreed to an Alliance with the Patriots
Boston Massacre
Articles of Confederation
Olive Branch Petition
Sons of Liberty
Violent, Economic, and Intellectual
First Amendment
Thomas Jefferson
July 4, 1776
Civil Rights of the people or Individual Rights
Representation in the legislature
Taxed the Colonies
Boost of Confidence for the Patriots
Battle of Trenton
Natural Rights
Interprets the laws
Write or make the laws
1) George Washington's leadership; 2) French Alliance; and 3) Fighting a Defensive War at Home
Abolish the Government
Common Sense
What three types of protest occurred in response to the Stamp Act?
What was the final offer of peace sent to King George III?
What did the Declaration of Independence say was a right of the people when faced with a government that is destructive of their rights?
What did the Bill of Rights protect?
Which group was most responsible for open resistance and violence against the acts of Parliament?
What were two of the three most significant advantages for the Patriots during the course of the war?
Which branch of government appoints federal judges and ambassadors?
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over what?
What was the most important result of the Battle of Saratoga for the Patriots?
Washington’s victory in which battle against the Hessians after corssing the Delaware River Christmas night was a dramatic morale booster to the American cause?
What does the legislative branch of the federal government do?
What did the British government do in order to raise money to help pay off war debt from the French & Indian War?
'Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness' in the Declaration of Independence were examples of what types of rights presented by Enlightenment philosopher John Locke?
What was the name of America's first constitution?
What does the judicial branch of the federal government do?
Who was known as the 'father of the Constitution'?
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by whom?
Which pamphlet written by Thomas Paine got the Colonists discussing the idea of independence?
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill such an important battle for the Patriots?
What was Great Britain's most significant advantage at the start of the war?
Your right to freedom of speech is found in which Amendment?
What event occurred when a group of British soldiers fired into a crowd that was harassing them?
The United States declared independence on what date?
What does the executive branch of the federal government do?
Which branch of government declares war?