Chapter 6

Question 0

Mohawk chief

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Joseph Brant

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internal enemies of the Revolution, “Tories”

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loyalists

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war’s turning point; this victory convinced France that America could win the war

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Battle of Saratoga

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six thousand trapped British troops stood off eighty-eight hundred Americans and seventy-eight hundred French for three weeks before surrendering with military honors on October 19, 1781

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Battle of Yorktown

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Britain recognized American independence and agreed to withdrawal all royal troops from USA’s soil

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

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tried to make women recognized

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Abigail Adams

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free black and created a black Masonic lodge

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Prince Hall

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proposal for nation consistituton by John Dickinson

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Articles of Confederation

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procedures for surveying land north of Ohio River

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Ordinance of 1785

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Congress defined steps for the creation and admission of new states

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Northwest Ordinance

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Spanish ally and Creek leader

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Alexander McGillivray

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rebellion of farmers against tax hike

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Shay’s Rebellion

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wanted strong central government, proposed Virginia Plan

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James Madison

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gave Congress virtually unrestricted powers to legislate, levy taxes, veto state laws, and authorize military force against the states

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Virginia Plan

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single-chamber congress in which each state had an equal vote, as under the Articles

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New Jersey Plan

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document that reconciled the conflicting interests of large and small states; gave authority to a national level

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Constitution of the United States

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2 things that were added to keep up w republican theory

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separation of powers and a system of checks and balances

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system of shared power and dual lawmaking by the national and state governments

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federalism

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did not support Constitution

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Antifederalists

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series of 85 newspaper essays penned by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. It supported the Constitution and tried to calm fears Antifederalists had about the Constitution

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“The Federalist”

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hired soldiers serving in an army

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mercenaries

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asserting the equality of all people

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egalitarian

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seize for public use; to take away property as a penalty

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confiscate

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freedom from slavery

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emancipation

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yielding to the opinions or wishes of another person, group, or class

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deference

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the supreme or independent power or authority in government

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sovereignty

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government in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them; also, the head of government is nominated and/or elected rather than inheriting the position as king

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republic