AP US History Period 3 (People B) Flashcards
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| 9872063316 | John Adams | Patriot of the American Revolution, second president of the US. Attended the Continental Congress in 1744 as a delegate from Georgia. Swayed his countrymen to take revolutionary action against England. 1st vice president | 0 | |
| 9872063317 | Hessians | German soldiers hired by George III to smash Colonial rebellion. Proved good in mechanical sense, but they were more concerned about money than duty. | 1 | |
| 9872063318 | Loyalists | (Tories). Colonials loyal to the king during the American Revolution | 2 | |
| 9872063319 | George Washington | Virginian who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and President of the Constitution Convention. Founding father and first President. | 3 | |
| 9872063320 | Benedict Arnold | General who began the Revolutionary War on the American side but later switched to the British side. Remembered as an example of betrayal. | 4 | |
| 9872063321 | William Howe | English general who commanded English forces at Bunker Hill, did not relish the rigors of winter campaigning and joined British army for attack on Philadelphia. | 5 | |
| 9872063322 | Baron von Steuben | Stern Prussian drillmaster that taught American soldiers during the Revolutionary War how to successfully fight the British | 6 | |
| 9872063323 | Benjamin Franklin | Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, statesman, and Founding Father. Discoveries in electricity, founded Albany Plan | 7 | |
| 9872063324 | Lafayette | French major general who aided the colonies during the Revolutionary War. | 8 | |
| 9872063325 | Alexander Hamilton | 1789-1795 First Secretary of the Treasury. Advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt | 9 | |
| 9872063326 | Federalists | Supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures. | 10 | |
| 9872063327 | Thomas Hobbs | English philosopher in 1600s who strongly believed in government. Claimed that human beings would naturally compete for territory, resources, and power. Without laws people would live with confusion and fear | 11 | |
| 9872063328 | Charles Townshend | Persuaded Parliament in 1767 to pass the Townshend Acts. | 12 | |
| 9872063329 | Tories | British political party that was the opposition to Whigs. (Conservative) | 13 |