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What is the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act (1765) is the first internal taxation on the colonists for all printed documents by the British Empire
Where did the Battle of Lexington take place?
Massachusetts Bay
Who won the Battle of Saratoga?
The Patriots
Who led the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
George Washington
What day did the American colonies declare Independence?
July 4th, 1776
What caused the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
The first ten amendments of the Constitution are known as...
The Bill of Rights
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and is known as one of the founding fathers?
Thomas Jefferson
What caused the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. (March 5, 1770)
What was the first document written in the U.S. following the Patriots' victory in the American Revolution?
Articles of Confederation (the original Constitution)
What are the 3 branches of "Checks and Balances"?
Executive Branch (President)
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Legislative Branch (Congress)
During the American Revolution, there were colonists who supported the idea of having a strong central government. There were also people who did not support the central government and felt that each state should govern themselves. What are the two group?
Federalists (supports central gov.t)
Anti-Federalists (against central gov.t)
In what year was the Articles of Confederation ratified to the U.S. Constitution that we know today?
1787
What is "Common Sense"?
Pamphlet written by Thomas Payne advocating for Independence in 1775-1776
What is another name for the Federalist Party?
The Democratic-Republicans
Thomas Jefferson believed people should follow exactly what was stated and allowed in the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton believed that the document permitted everything that it did not expressly forbid. These men started....
Strict constructionist v.s. Loose constructionist
"An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States," was signed into law by President George Washington on September 24, 1789
Judiciary Act of 1789
In the _____, caused by British restrictions on U.S. trade and America’s desire to expand its territory, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain.
War of 1812
The Louisiana Purchase (1803)
a U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws, statutes, and some government actions that contravene the U.S. Constitution.
Marbury v. Madison
The________ was a 1794 uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government.
Whiskey Rebellion
What is considered to be the most import battle during the American Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
A document signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris
Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
Who was the first vice president and the second president of the United States?
John Adams