early america
The first colony in America in Virginia
Jamesport 1607
The action of dumping merchandise into Boston Harbor enraging the King
Boston Tea Party
freedom of the press, religion, protest, assembly and petition
1st amendment
The document created and signed at the end of the Revolutionary war
Treaty of Paris
Another word for the legislative branch of government
Congress ---bicameral
The document created for the first self government in Massachusetts in 1620
The Mayflower Compact
The terrible actions taken by the British to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
the necessity to provide a search warrant
4th amendment
The document written when we became a new nation that failed because it did not provide for a strong central government
Articles of Confederation
the main purpose of the judicial branch of government
interpret laws to see if they are constituitonal
Tobacco
List one action that is part of the Intolerable Acts
closed the ports in Boston
Had soldiers live in quarters of homes
freed the slaves
13th amendment
The Pamphlet written that said it made sense to break away from Great Britain
Common Sense
the part of the Constitution that says Congress has the powers to do what is needed to run the government
Necessary and Proper Clause
Trade for the benefit of the Mother Country
Mercantilism
The gathering of people in Philadelphia to revise the Article of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
prohibit alcohol
18th amendment
the division of power between the federal and state government
federalism
The constitution is based on the principle that all power comes from the people. This idea of consent of the governed is called
popular sovereignty
The document presented to England listing our reasons/grievances to break away
Declaration of Independence.
The process whereby 9 out of 13 states agree to make a change
ratify or ratification
women get the right to vote
19th amendment
Powers given to the federal government
delegated powers
Name one power of the legislative branch AND one power of the Executive Branch
there are many ---