Revolutionary People
This author wrote Common Sense and encouraged colonists to support independence.
Thomas Paine
Name a weakness of the Articles of confederation
Varies
what compromise lead to enslaved people being seen as 3/5th of a person
3/5ths compromise
America's first plan of government.
Answer: What are the Articles of Confederation?
Government gets its power from the people.
Answer: What is Popular Sovereignty?
Name one of the 2 Anti Federalists
Patrick Henry / George Mason
This battle convinced France to support the Patriots.
Answer: What is Saratoga?
This compromise created a two-house Congress.
Answer: What is the Great Compromise?
A major weakness of the Articles.
Answer: What is a weak national government?
Power is shared between national and state governments.
Answer: What is Federalism?
Who is known as the Father of the constitution
James Madison
Name a weakness of the Articles of confederation
varies
what document Limited the power of govt.
MAgna Carta
This document replaced the Articles.
Answer: What is the Constitution?
Rights that cannot be taken away.
Answer: What are Unalienable Rights?
Name 2 Federalists who wanted to ratify the constitution
Alexander Hamilton & James Madison
The British surrendered at this battle.
Answer: What is Yorktown?
Representation in this chamber is based on population.
Answer: What is the House of Representatives?
This group supported ratifying the Constitution.
Answer: Who were the Federalists?
Each branch has ways to limit another branch.
Answer: What are Checks and Balances?
Helped us convince france to fight in the american revolution
Benjamin Franklin
This treaty officially ended the Revolution.
Answer: What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
Each state receives equal representation in this chamber.
Answer: What is the Senate?
This group demanded a Bill of Rights.
Answer: Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
Answer: What is the First Amendment?