is for Amendments

An amendment is an official change to the constitution.

Found in the module "A New Constitution".

is for Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights is a document made up of the first ten amendments to the constitution.

Found in the module "A New Constitution".

is for Congress

Congress is the legislative branch of the United States government.

Found in the module "A New Constitution".

is for Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is a document signed on August 7, 1776 that was used to announce the United States' official independence from Britain.

Found in the module "A Nation Declares Independence".

is for Election

Presidents, representatives, and many other people who hold government positions had to be elected through the votes of the citizens.

Found in the module "Creating the Constitution".

is for Founding Fathers

The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who helped our country to gain independence and helped to make the constitution. This includes George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, and Benjamin Franklin.

is for Great Britain

The United States started off as a colony of Britain.

Found in the module "Life in the Colonies".

is for Hessians

is for Independence

After a series of events including unfair taxes and no choice in many laws, most of the people of the United States wanted independence from Britain.

Found in the module "The Road to Revolution".

is for John Adams

John Adams was a founding father and the first vice president of the United States as well as the second president.

Found in the module "The New Constitution".

is for King George III

King George was the king of Great Britan at the time of the American revolution.

Found in the module "The Road to Revolution".

is for Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was a deal between the US and France in which the United States gained approximately 827,000 square miles of land in return for 15 million dollars.

Found in the module "The Era of Thomas Jefferson".

is for Magna Carta

The Magna Carta was a document that restricted the power of the king. King John was forced to sign it in 1215.

Found in the module "Life in the Colonies".

is for the New England Colonies

The New England Colonies consisted of what is now New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Conneticut, and Vermont.

Found in the module "Life in the Colonies".

is for October of 1777

In this month, the Patriots won the Battle of Saratoga. Today, this victory is seen as the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

Found in the module "A Nation Declares Independence".

is for Parliament

Parliament is the British legislative body that acts to make new laws.

Found in the module "From Protest to Rebellion".