Chapter 2 terms and names Flashcards
Saratoga
Americans won here and it made Britain change it’s strategy to stay along the coast
Loyalists
Those who opposed independence and remained loyal to the crown.
Patriots
The supporters of independence
Valley Forge
Winter camp for American soldiers; harsh conditions; many died.
Inflation
Having/making more and more money then that causing rising prices
Marquis de Lafayette
A foreign military man who went to America to lend a hand in the war against Britain.
Charles Cornwallis
A British general
Yorktown
Camp for British forces
Treaty of Paris
Confirmed American independence and set the boundaries of the nation
Egalitarianism
A belief in the equality of all people
Republic
A government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives
Articles of Confederation
A new plan that the second continental congress made. An alliance among 13 states
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Congress provided a procedure for dividing the land into 3-5 territories
Shay’s Rebellion
“the farmers protest” when their farms were being foreclosed on and the government wasn’t doing anything about it
James Madison
He proposed the Virginia plan which was a 2 house legislature but based on each states population
Checks & Balances
A system to prevent any one branch of government from gaining too much power
Ratification
Official approval by the people of the US
Federalist
A person who believes in a balance of power between state and national government
Anti-federalist
A person who opposes such strong central government (they were against the constitution)
Bill of Rights
A formal summary of citizens rights and freedoms
