I'm A Strong Independent Woman
This document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1776 and written by Thomas Jefferson
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What were the first three articles of the Constitution about (in order)?
1. Legislative Branch
2. Executive Branch
3. Judicial Branch
Four years
These people were for the Constitution
This war made Britain go into debt
What is the French and Indian War?
Representation based on population and powerful central government
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
85 essays mostly written by Hamilton and Madison
What are the Federalist Papers?
Why did America win the Revolution?
They were unorthodox and had allies
What were the framers like?
Wealthy white men with social and economic motives
Who fought against the US in Shay's Rebellion?
How many states needed to approve the Constitution?
A shadow government made to coordinate resistance against the Red Coats
What is the Committee of Correspondence?
Two things that the Great Compromise involved
What is a bicameral legislature, representatives elected (based on population), senators elected by state legislative bodies (changed later on), and the three-fifths compromise?
The method that writes the amendments into the Constitution (takes longer to do, but is more permanent)
This was made as a compromise between those for and against the Constitution
Two problems with the Articles of Confederation
What are no taxes, no ability to regulate commerce, no executive branch to implement laws, no judicial system, and no coercive power over states?
Two of the six core purposes stated in the first 52 words of the Constitution
What is to connect the states, establish justice, ensure peace, provide defense, promote general welfare, and secure liberty now and for the future?
This is a system of government that divides power between the national and state governments (the national government gets the supreme power)
What is Federalism?
What was the last state the ratify?
Rhode Island