Declaration
The American colonist were extremely frustrated with British rule because of
Taxation without representation
The colonies needed what after they won independence from England
A new government
The first ten amendments of the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
This replaced the articles of confederation
The U.S. Constitution
How long did the corps of discovery take
2.5 years
The Declaration of Independence is referred to as the greatest ________ letter in History
Break up
wrote the articles of confederation
Ben Franklin
Why did the first ten amendments include so much about the army and court systems
Abuses by the British Rule
These articles published by the writer "publius" explained why the constitution was a good thing
The Federalist papers
Her contribution to the corps of discovery can not truly be measured
Sacajawea
He is given credit for writing the Declaration of Independence and what year it was signed
Thomas Jefferson 1776
How long did the articles of confederation last
ten years
The idea that it was the United States God given right to expand from sea to sea
Mainfest Destiny
The reason the election of 1800 is significant
The first peaceful transition of power
We purchased this from France for 15 million dollars
Louisiana Purchase
The reasons the declaration gives 27 reasons for wanting independence
to show King George that they were serious
to get all of the colonists on the same page about why they were ready to fight and to try and make allies with France
The articles of confederation formed a loose what between the colonies
A loose partnership
This place is given credit for the first big gold strike in in the gold rush
Sutter's mill
The three branches of government formed by the constitution and what these branches do
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Checks and balances
This was a compromise to allow slave states to count their slaves in their population.
the 3/5 compromise
What did the writer of the declaration of independence mean by " all men are created equal"
White men who owned property
What two major problems existed with the articles of confederation
could not collect taxes or raise an army
This state's population exploded as a result of the gold rush
California
This gave states representation based on being a state and on population
The Great Compromise
He was the president that commissioned the corps of discovery
Thomas Jefferson