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| Marquis de Lafayette | French soldier who helped Washington improve training and discipline at Valley Forge |
| Battle of Trenton | daring winter battle Washington victory over Hessians and British |
| Continental Army | Colonists and militias pooorly trained and equipped under George Washington |
| Battle of Saratoga | American victory in this NY town turning point of war |
| Battle of Yorktown | Cornwallis surrenders here surrounded by colonial army spain, France, supplies weapons and money |
| George Washington | Brilliant General first Amercian President (did not want to be King) |
| Militia | American colonial armed patriots used guerrilla warfare |
| guerilla warfare | Patriot style of fighting, behind trees, rocks at all times of the day |
| Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at Yorktown |
| first Continental Congress | group of colonists calling for a compromise with Britain |
| Second Continental Congress | meeting in Philadephia this group developed a "militia" and appointed Washington |
| Treaty of Paris | France rewarded for supporting Revolution through this agreement in Paris |
| Constitutional Convention | convention in Philadephia (1787) called to write a new constitution for US. |
| Great Compromise | important decision in the constitution to have a senate (2 members) and A house of Reps based on population |
| 3/5 Compromise | law requiring every slave count for three free people for taxation and population |
| Bill of Rights | 10 additions to the Constitutiongiving Americans freedoms and rights |
| Separation of Powers | equality and separation of the executive, legislative and judicial branch |
| checks and balances | branches of government that balance each others influence |
| Federalism | government where two types of goverment rule: central and state governments |
| executive branch | 1/3 portion of federal government where President and his cabinet enforce the laws |
| legislative branch | 1/3portion of federal government that makes laws; Senate House of Reps. |
| Judicial Branch | 1/3 portion of federal government -interpret laws- Supreme Court |
