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1
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plan of government our country still follows today

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Constitution of the U.S.

2
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gives Americans the following freedoms: religion, speech, press, and assembly

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First Amendment

3
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document written by Jefferson declaring the independence of the colonies from England

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Declaration of Independence

4
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document signed by England giving up the American colonies and making them officially free and independent

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Treaty of Paris

5
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lists the rights or freedoms the Constitution gives to Americans; written in the form of ten amendments

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Bill of Rights

6
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the branch of government that interprets the law

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judicial

7
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the branch of government that enforces the law

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executive

8
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the branch of government that makes the law

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legislative

9
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the firs major battle in the War for Independence

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Battle of Bunker Hill

10
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our nation’s first capital

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New York City

11
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commander of all British forces in North America during the French and Indian War

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General Edward Braddock

12
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Virginian who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”

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Patrick Henry

13
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black slave who served in the colonial army as a spy

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James Armistead

14
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“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

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Nathan Hale

15
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the first Vice President and second President of the United States

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John Adams