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| can be defined as the confirmation or approval of |
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| these licenses were presented to privateers |
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| is made up of the two houses of Congress which in turn make up the laws |
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| this principle means rule by the people |
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| system created as a way for each branch of government to monitor and limit the power of the other |
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| must sign a bill before it becomes a law |
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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| provided the basis for governing western lands and developing them into states |
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| are sneak like attacks and hit-and-run ambushes |
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| George Washington led 2,400 men across this icy river on the night of December 25, 1776 |
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| guarantees the right to have guns |
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| Virginia Statue For Religious Freedom |
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| declared that the state could not collect taxes for churches |
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| can be defined as changes or modifications to the Constitution |
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| amending the Constitution requires both proposal and ratification |
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| was known as the "Swamp Fox" and led to the most famous guerilla unit in the South |
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| British general who surrendered to the American forces at Yorktown |
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| Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union |
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| was a plan for a loose union of states under the authority of Congress |
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| American naval officer involved in the most famous naval battle of the war |
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| states the following reasons for creating the Constitution: promoting equality for all promoting a peaceful life, and defending Americans |
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| this system was created by the Constitution to strengthen the central government but still preserve the rights of the states |
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| helped determine both representation and taxes by stating that every five enslaved people in a state would count as three free persons |
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| this American traitor was an American commander early in the war but later sold the British military information |
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| showed little interest in abolishing slavery because the South relied on slavery to sustain its economy |
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| proposed that in the House of Representatives, the states would be represented according to the size of their populations |
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| sold land west of the Appalachians to raise money |
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| was given the power to declare war, sign treaties, and raise armies by the Articles of Confederation |
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| this American victory was a turning point in the war because it convinced France to commit troops to the American cause |
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| is the power of a church, backed by the government, to make people worship in a certain way |
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| started because Massachusetts raised taxes to pay off its debts instead of issuing paper money |
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| included fighting in unfamiliar, hostile territory far away from Britain and its resources, as well as halfhearted support at home |
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| is a severe economic slowdown |
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| of both houses of Congress is need to propose an amendment |
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| to aid ratification of the Constitution, promised to attach a bill of rights and support an amendment that would reserve for the states all power not specifically granted to the federal government |
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| the real issue for opponents of the Constitution was whether a national government or state governments would be supreme |
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