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- Battle of Trenton
- a 1776 battle in New Jersy in which George Washington's troops captured a Hessian encampent
- Battle of Yorktown
- a 1781 American victory in Virgina that forced the British to surrender
- Why was the French and Indian War fought where was it fought and the result?
- it was fought over the Ohio River Valley, fought in Ohio, the result was that Britan got the Ohio river valley
- Checks and Balances
- a principal of the U.S. Constitution that gives each branch of gov't the power to check other branches
- Veto
- to reject, as when the president rejects a law passed by congress
- Seperation Of Power
- principle by which the powers of gov't are divided among seperate branches
- Preamble
- introduction to a declaration, constitution, or other official document
- amend
- to change
- override
- to over rule, as when congress overrules a presidentila veto
- unconstitutional
- not permitted by the constitution
- precedent
- act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
- cabinet
- group of officials who head government departments and advise the president1
- 3 parts of the Decleration of Independance
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-natural rights- rights that belong to all people from birth
-british wrongs
-announces that they are independent