U.S. History

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  1. 6. Treaty which ended the American Revolution
  2. 8. First battles of the American Revolution
  3. 10. American representative in France during the American Revolutionary War, and delegate to Constitutional Convention
  4. 12. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  5. 14. First successful English colony in America
  6. 15. Supporter of the U.S. Constitution during its reatification
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  1. 1. All political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish governments
  2. 2. Each branch of the government shares its power and checks the other two, prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
  3. 3. Provided for a plan in which the states elect a chief executive (president)
  4. 4. Protects basic rights- 1.Speech, press, religion, assembly, petition 4.Unreasonable searches and seizures 5.Due process 6.Fair trial 8.Cruel and unusual punishment
  5. 5. Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
  6. 7. In protest to the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty, dressed os Indians, destroyed tea from Great Britian by dumping it overboard a British ship.
  7. 9. Opponent of the U.S. Constitution during its ratification; primarly because it lacked a bill of rights
  8. 11. Distribution of the powers of government between a central (federal) governmeant and the regional (states) governments
  9. 13. Political leader in Boston who helped form the Sons of Liberty in opposition to British attempts to tax the colonies; instigator of Boston Tea Party.