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John Adams the first Vice President and second President of the United States James Armistead black slave who served in the colonial army as a spy General Edward Braddock commander of all British forces in North America during the French and Indian War Nathan Hale "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Patrick Henry Virginian who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" New York City our nation's first capital Battle of Bunker Hill the first major battle in the War for Independence judicial the branch of government that interprets the law executive the branch of government that enforces the law legislative the branch of government that makes the law Articles of Confederation the first plan of government that the United States had agreed upon Bill of Rights lists the rights or freedoms the Constitution gives to Americans; written in the form of ten amendments Constitution of the U.S. plan of government our country still follows today Declaration of Independence document written by Jefferson declaring the independence of the colonies from England First Amendment gives Americans the following freedoms: religion, speech, press, and assembly Treaty of Paris document signed by England giving up the American colonies and making them officially free and independent Inauguration Day The day the President takes his oath of office Valley Forge Washington's army spent the harsh winter of 1777-1778 Second Continental Congress The decision to organize the Continental Army was made at the ??? in 1775. constitutional republic The form of government in which the people and their elected representatives are limited by a constitution patriots Those who wanted America to be free from Britain's control
How can amendments to the Constitution be proposed? Congress may propose an amendment by a vote of at least two-thirds of each house of Congress. A national convention called by Congress at the request of at least two thirds of the state legislatures may propose an amendment. How can an amendment be ratified as part of the Constitution? An amendment may be approved by the legislatures in at least three-fourths of the states. An amendment may be ratified by special conventions in at least three-fourths of the states. Once an amendment is approved, it becomes part of the Constitution. How many amendments have been made to the Constitution? What were the first ten called? Why were so many approved right away? Only 27 have been approved. The first 10 amendments were added almost immediately after the Constitution was ratified. Called the Bill of Rights, these 10 amendments primarily guarantee specific rights to citizens. These amendments were demanded by many Americans in exchange for their support of the Constitution.
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