Unit 3
The Articles had to be approved by how many states?
13
. How many states had to approve the Constitution for it to take effect?
9
How many states had to agree to pass a law in the Confederation Congress?
9
What were people who opposed ratification of the new Constitution called?
Antifederalists
What was the first constitution for the United States of America?
Articles of Confederation
Which event happened fourth?
Declaration of Independence
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution.
Delaware
What is the name for the special group that elects the President and Vice President?
Electoral College
Who trained the Continental Army, turning it into a more efficient fighting force, at Valley Forge?
Friedrich von Steuben
Who was the leader of the Patriot forces at the Battle of Saratoga?
General Horatio Gates
The Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army and who did the chose as the commander?
George Washington
Which event happened third?
Lexington and Concord
What were people called that did not consider unfair taxes and regulations good reasons for rebellion?
Loyalists
After the Revolutionary War ended, the United States went through a period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased, called
depression
What is it called when power is shared between the federal government and the states?
federalism
To pay for the war, the Congress and the states printed hundreds of millions of dollars with of paper money, which means that it took more and more money to buy the same amount of goods, called
inflation
What is the role or job of the Legislative branch?
makes laws
The Revolutionary War brought attention to the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and the practice of
slavery
Who led more than 1,000 farmers toward the federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts?
Daniel Shays
What compromise solved the debate over how to count the enslaved population?
The Three - Fifths Compromise
Who was the Spanish governor of Louisiana, that would aid the Americans by attacking the British?
Bernardo de Galvez
Who was the commander of British forces in the South?
Charles Cornwallis
What system keeps any one branch from gaining too much power?
Checks and balances
What meeting began in May 1787 in Philadelphia, PA to revise the Articles of Confederation?
Constitutional Convention
What was the solution to the two plans by Roger Sherman was called?
Great Compromise
What are the two houses that make up Congress, the Legislative branch?
House of Representatives and the Senate
Who was known as the Father of the Constitution because he was the author of the basic plan of government that the Convention adopted?
James Madison
Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress?
John Hancock
Who was a daring American naval officer, who named his ship the Bonhomme Richard in honor of Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack
John Paul Jones
Which branch of government hears cases involving the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and disputes between states?
Judicial Branch
Who was the King of England that stated the New England colonies were in a "state of rebellion" and that "blows must decide" who would control America?
King George III
Who is the French nobleman who became a trusted aid to George Washington?
Marquis de Lafayette
In what state did Lexington and Concord occur?
Massachusetts
What plan, drafted by William Paterson, called for a one house legislature with equal representation?
New Jersey Plan
What territory is located west of the Appalachian Mountain, north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes?
Northwest Territory
States south of what state maintained the system of slavery?
Pennsylvania
Where did the First and Second Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Who is the Chief Executive, the leader of the Executive Branch?
President
Which event happened first?
Proclamation of 1763
What organization approved the Declaration of Independence?
Second Continental Congress
What was the only state that did NOT enlist African Americans to fight in the American Revolution?
South Carolina
Loyalist strength was located in which region?
Southern colonies
Which event happened second?
Tea Act
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What country was formed as a result of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
United States
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution. What present day state is Yorktown located in?
Virginia
What plan, drafted by James Madison, called for a two house legislature, with both houses based on population?
Virginia Plan
Who was the British commander during the American Revolution?
William Howe
Americans wanted a republic for their style of government. Who rules in a republic?
by citizens through elected representatives
By 1781, the money printed during the Revolutionary War had fallen in value, or
depreciated
