Declaration of Indepedence
He was the main writer so the DOI.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Quakers, Puritans, and Pilgrims came to the "new world" to find this type of freedom.
What is religious freedom?
This was the country's first consitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This document is the Supreme Law of the Land.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This is the term for a a change to the Constitution.
What is an ammendment?
The DOI was written to declare independence from this country.
What is Great Britain?
He is called the "Father of our country"?
Who is George Washington?
The Articles did not allow the federal government to collect these.
What are taxes?
This document was written on September 17, 1787.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The Bill of Rights refers to these.
What are the first ten ammendments?
Life, Liberty, and _________ are three guarantees of the DOI.
What is the "pursuit of happiness"?
This was the rallying cry for lack of a voice in the British Government.
What is "no taxation without representation"?
The Articles of Confederation were the nation's first _______.
What is Constitution?
The decision to write a new constitution was reached at this gathering.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This is amendment gives us freedom of speech.
What is the first?
The DOI was signed on this date.
What is July 4, 1776?
There are _________ many colonies that became states.
What is 13?
This group could not collect taxes according to the Articles of Confederation.
What is the federal or central government?
This document sets up the government.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This policy prevents one branch of the government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
The signing of the DOI is celebrated with this holiday.
What is Independence Day? (Fourth of July is no acceptable because it is a date, not a national holiday)
The term for colonists being forced to opening their homes to British soldiers.
What is quartering?
The Articles of Confederation was replaced with this document.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
In order for the U.S. Constitution to become the Supreme Law of the Land, this many states had to ratify it.
What is nine?
The freedom to choose or not choose a religion is known as this.
What is freedom of religion?