AP US History Period 3 (People A) Flashcards
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| 9872042092 | Thomas Paine | American Revolutionary leader (born in England) and pamphleteer. Supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution | 0 | |
| 9872042095 | Nathaniel Greene | "The Fighting Quaker". The number two man in the Continental Army. Led the army on many campaigns against the British forces. | 1 | |
| 9872042096 | John Jay | First Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Played an important role in the establishment of the new government. Involved in drafting of the Constitution and The Federalist Papers. | 2 | |
| 9872042097 | James Madison | "Father of the Constitution". Author of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Father of the Federalist party and the fourth President. | 3 | |
| 9872042098 | Anti-federalists | People who opposed ratification of the Constitution | 4 | |
| 9872042099 | John Locke | 17th century English philosopher. Opposed the Divine Right of Kings and asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. | 5 | |
| 9872042100 | John Hancock | American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress | 6 | |
| 9872042101 | Thomas Jefferson | 3rd president of the United States. Designed the township system. Favored limited central government. | 7 | |
| 9872042102 | George III | Became King of England in 1760, and reigned during the American Revolution | 8 | |
| 9872042103 | Samuel Adams | American Revolutionary leader and patriot. Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the Declaration of Independence | 9 | |
| 9872042104 | Patriots | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won | 10 | |
| 9872042105 | General Burgoyne | British general appointed by King George III to crush the rebel forces | 11 | |
| 9872042106 | General Cornwallis | 1783-1805 British military and political leader. Opposed the tax measures that led to the American Revolution. Led British forces during the American Revolution. Surrendered at Yorktown in 1781 | 12 | |
| 9872042107 | Henry Knox | American general who commanded Washington's artillery. Washington's Secretary of War. | 13 |