Revolutionary War
This war was fought between the American colonies and this European country.
What is Great Britian?
In this government, a king or queen rules the country.
What is a monarchy?
This document is known as the first plan of government created by the United States.
What are the Articles of the Confederation?
The upper house of Congress, where each state has two elected members
What is the Senate?
A presidential term lasts for this amount of years.
What is 4 years?
This document announced that the colonies were free from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
In this government, citizens vote directly on laws and decisions.
What is a direct democracy?
Under the Articles, Congress (the federal government) did not have the power to do this to the states?
What is force them to pay taxes?
A change or addition to the constitution.
What is an amendment?
What is one right for only U.S. citizens?
What is voting? OR What is serving on a jury?
This general led the Continental Army during the war.
Who is George Washington?
In this government, citizens elect representatives to make laws for them.
What is a republic?
Because each state had this many votes in Congress, large states had the same power as small states.
What is one vote?
The lower house of Congress, where each state’s number of elected members depends on the size of its population.
What is the House of Representatives?
One right or freedom from the First Amendment.
What is freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press or petition?
This treaty granted the United States a massive expansion, doubling its size by securing land from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Mississippi River in the west.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
In this government, religious leaders control the government.
What is a theocracy?
What is the House of Representatives?
An agreement between northern and southern states to count three-fifths of a state’s enslaved population for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This person is considered the "father of our country".
Who is George Washington?
This 1777 victory convinced France to support the American colonies.
The Battle of Saratoga?
In this type of government, one leader or small group has total power and citizens have very few rights.
What is an authoritarian government?
Under the Articles of Confederation, this branch of government did NOT exist.
What is the executive branch (president)?
People who supported the Constitution because they wanted a strong national government.
Who are Federalists?
The constitution is considered this.
What is the supreme law of the land?