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| 496263118 | War of attrition | a type of war in which one side inflicts continuous losses on the other in order to wear down its strength. | |
| 496263119 | Republicanism | A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed. | |
| 496263120 | Free Market | economic system in which individuals decide for themselves what to produce and sell. | |
| 496263121 | First Continental Congress | Delagates from all colonies except georgia met to discuss problems with britain and to promote independence. | |
| 496307554 | Federalist | a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government | |
| 496307555 | Battle of Bunker Hill | First major battle of the Revolutions. It showed that the Americans could hold their own, but the British were also not easy to defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced to withdraw after running out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British hands. However, the British suffered more deaths. | |
| 496307556 | Second Continental Congress | They organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the comittee to draft the Declaration of Independence | |
| 496307557 | Continental Army | The official army of the colonies, created by second continental congress and led by George Washington | |
| 496307558 | Joseph Brant | Mohawk leader who supported the British during the American Revolution. | |
| 496307559 | Valley Forge | Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutriton, Steuben comes and trains troops | |
| 496307560 | John Adams | He was the second president of the United States and a Federalist. He was responsible for passing the Alien and Sedition Acts. Prevented all out war with France after the XYZ Affair. His passing of the Alien and Sedition Acts severely hurt the popularity of the Federalist party and himself | |
| 496307561 | Abigail Adams | Wife of John Adams. During the Revolutionary War, she wrote letters to her husband describing life on the homefront. She urged her husband to remember America's women in the new government he was helping to create. | |
| 496307562 | Patriots/Whigs | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won | |
| 496307563 | Loyalists/Tories | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence | |
| 496307564 | Articles of Confederation | This document, the nation's first constitution, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolution. The document was limited because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control coinage. | |
| 496307565 | Northwestern Ordinance | Process of territories becoming new states in the union. They were initiated as a territory, but when the population grew large enough, could become a state. Slavery was prohibited in these new territories. | |
| 496307566 | Shay's Rebellion | this conflict in Massachusetts caused many to criticize the Articles of Confederation and admit the weak central government was not working; uprising led by Daniel Shays in an effort to prevent courts from foreclosing on the farms of those who could not pay the taxes | |
| 496307567 | The Constitution of 1787 | Provided a seperation of power between the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, Defines, empowers, and limits the U.S. government. It prevents any one group from having total power by making the three branches of government depend on one another from their authority. | |
| 496307568 | Philadelphia Convention | 1787--12 colonies send delegates to revise the Articles of Confederation; Delegates soon agree the United States needs a new Constitution | |
| 496307569 | Virginia plan | Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states. | |
| 496307570 | New Jersey Plan | Opposite of the Virginia Plan, it proposed a single-chamber congress in which each state had one vote. This created a conflict with representation between bigger states, who wanted control befitting their population, and smaller states, who didn't want to be bullied by larger states. | |
| 496307571 | Great Compromise | Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house | |
| 496307572 | Antifederalists | Opponents of a strong central government who campaigned against the ratification of the Constitution in favor of a confederation of independant states | |
| 496307573 | George Washingtion | one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later as the new republic's first President. He also presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution. | |
| 496307574 | James Madison | Strict constructionist, 4th president, father of the Constitution, leads nation through War of 1812 | |
| 496307575 | Patrick Henry | Outspoken member of House of Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with "Give me liberty or give me death" speech | |
| 496307576 | Alexander Hamilton | 1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt. | |
| 496307577 | The Federlist | 1787-1788 A reoccurring newspaper created by: - John Jay - James Madison - Alexander Hamilton in support of ratification of Constitution. |
