Road to Revolution
This tax on paper goods was supposed to help reduce Great Britain's debt from the French and Indian War
Stamp Act
The original intent of the Constitutional Convention was to revise the _________________
Articles of Confederation
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Couldn't tax
Name the 3 branches of government
legislative, executive, judicial
5 people died when the Redcoats fired into a crowd of protesters in 1770
Boston Massacre
This group refused to ratify the Constitution until an agreement was made to add a Bill of Rights
Anti-federalists
This enlightenment thinker had a big impact on the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
Under the AOC, most power was kept by the __________________
states
__________means that no one is above the law
Rule of law
These laws punished colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
This plan called for a bicameral congress with state representation based on population
Virginia Plan
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
How many branches of government were there under the AOC
1
This term means that the people have the authority and power
popular sovereignty
The first shots of the Revolution were fired here
Lexington and Concord
How many states were needed to ratify (approve)the Constitution
9
He wrote most of the Federalist Papers, which defended the new Constitution.
Alexander Hamilton
What plan of government replaced the Articles of Confederation
the Constitution
This is the federal courts' power to declare laws unconstitutional
Judicial Review
This was signed by the 2nd Continental Congress and stated that the colonies were separating from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
When was the Constitution written
1787
He led a rebellion of 5,000 farmers, proving the Articles of Confederation had to be changed
Daniel Shays
What one word describes the government under the AOC
Weak
First outlined in the Magna Carta, this means that everyone is guaranteed fair treatment under the law.
Due process