Whigs (Revolutionary era) correct answers Opposed Britain. Also called Patriots
loyalists correct answers Also called Tories. Resided in British colonies and remained loyal to the crown
Women of the Army correct answers The name George Washington gave the 20,000 woman serving in the army
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Whigs (Revolutionary era) correct answers Opposed Britain. Also called Patriots
loyalists correct answers Also called Tories. Resided in British colonies and remained loyal to
the crown
Women of the Army correct answers The name George Washington gave the 20,000 woman
serving in the army
Treaty of Paris (1783) correct answers Signed on September 3, 1783 and called for the removal
of British troops and ended the war
John Jay (1745-1829) correct answers Served in the Continental Congress and helped negotiate
the Treaty of Paris (1783). He was the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1789-1795)
and negotiated the agreement with Great Britain that became known as the Jay Treaty.
Alexander McGillivray (1759?-1793) correct answers Served as a Creek leader and allied with
Spain to prevent white settlement on Creek lands during the 1780s.
Articles of Confederation (1781) correct answers First Constitution of the United States.
Adopted by the original thirteen states in 1781, it remained the supreme law until 1789.
Robert Morris (1734-1806) correct answers American Revolutionary politician and financier. A
signer of the Declaration of Independence, he raised money for the Continental Army, attended
the Constitutional Convention (1787), and was financially ruined by land speculation.
standing army correct answers After the American Revolution, the issue of a standing, or
peacetime, army pitted revolutionary ideology against the need for defense.
paper currency correct answers After the Revolution, Americans hotly debated the issue of paper
currency because it had resulted in inflation during the war, when the government used it to pay
for goods and services. Many farmers favored issuing paper currency through a land office,
which would provide capital based on the value of their land.
Northwest Ordinance (1787) correct answers Adopted by the Congress to establish stricter
control over the government of the Northwest Territory
James Madison (1751-1836) correct answers Fourth president of the United States (1809-1817).
Member of the Continental Congress (1780-1783) and the Constitutional Convention (1787), he
strongly supported ratification of the Constitution and was a contributor to The Federalist.
, Virginia Plan correct answers Constitutional proposal written by James Madison, the Virginia
Plan proposed a powerful central government dominated by a National Legislature of two houses
(bicameral). It also favored a system of greater representation based on a state's population.
New Jersey Plan correct answers Proposal for the U.S. Constitution drafted by William Paterson,
it provided for a one-house (unicameral) Congress in which states had equal representation
Great Compromise (1787) correct answers At the Constitutional Convention, plan proposed by
the Connecticut delegation for a bicameral Congress with a House of Representatives, with
representations based on a state's population, and the Senate, in which each state would be
represented equally. Also known as the Connecticut Compromise.
electoral college correct answers The group that elects the president. Each state received as many
electors as it had congressmen and senators combined.
fugitive slave clause (1787) correct answers Provision of the U.S. Constitution that prevented
free states from emancipating slaves who had escaped from masters in other states.
ratification correct answers Process by which the Constitution of 1787 and subsequent
amendments must be approved.
The Federalist correct answers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote a series
of eightyfive essays in support of the Constitution. First published in newspapers, they appeared
in book form as The Federalist in the spring of 1788.
Bill of Rights (1791) correct answers The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Judiciary Act of 1789 correct answers Congressional legislation that established the U.S.
Supreme Court of six justices and a system of federal inferior courts, which were restricted
primarily to consideration of federal crimes. State courts retained original jurisdiction in most
civil and criminal cases, with the U.S. Supreme Court taking appeals from the highest state
courts.
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) correct answers First U.S. secretary of the treasury (1789-
1795), he established the national bank and public credit system. In 1804 he was mortally
wounded in a duel with his political rival Aaron Burr.
Federalists correct answers Name assumed by the supporters of the U.S. Constitution of 1787
during the contest for ratification. Also the group supporting policies of Alexander Hamilton that
evolved into a political party during the 1790s.
Democratic-Republican Party (1790s) correct answers Led by Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison, the party favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution and opposed Alexander
Hamilton's vision of a strong central government and federal privileges for manufacturing and
commerce.
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