Early 'Merica
What do you call a person who works for 7 years to pay back the cost of their voyage to America?
Indentured Servant
What is the name of the protest that involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
The Enlightenment Movement celebrated ______ over ______?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and when was it signed (full date)?
Thomas Jefferson - July 4th, 1776
On what date (full date) was the Constitution signed?
September 17, 1787
What is the name of the system that allows each branch of the government some role in the actions and power of the other branches?
Checks and Balances
Pie with extra whipped cream!
List FOUR reasons people came to the colonies from England.
Economic, religious, fresh start, jobs, land, business, trade, etc.
What law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents?
The Stamp Act
This ideal of the Enlightenment states that if the govenmernt isn't doing its job, the people have the right to stand up and replace that government with a better one.
Right to Revolution
Why was it a great risk to sign the Declaration of Independence?
All those who signed were commiting treason against the king/England.
What document was created during the Revolutionary War and became the first national constitution of the United States in March of 1781?
The Constitution created a bicameral national legislature called Congress. What are the names of the two parts of Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
Where did Mrs. Lake grow up?
Lake Tahoe
Colonial America technically began with the settlement of ________ and ended when the _________ began.
Jamestown, Revolutionary War
This event provided the colonies with an example of British cruelty and resulted in the creation of anti-British propaganda.
The Boston Massacre
This ideal of the Enlightenment states that people are born with rights that cannot be taken away by the government or church.
Natural Rights
What part of Jefferson's original document was taken out and why?
Slavery - because the economy depended on it.
How many electors does each state have in the Electoral College?
As many electors as the number of senators and representative it sends to Congress.
Which branch of government is the Supreme Court part of?
Judicial
How many years has Mrs. Lake been teaching at SCDS?
8
This is the name for an economic policy in which nations tried to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies.
Mercantilism
The British closed the Boston Harbor after these protests.
The Intolerable Acts
This ideal of the Enlightenment states that if people agree to follow the laws, the government promises to protect their natural rights. If the government breaks this deal, the people have the right to change it.
Social Contract
What do we call the part of the Declaration of Independence that lists all the complaints the colonists had about King George’s tyrannical behavior?
List of Grievances
During the Constitutional Convention an important compromise was made that dealt with how our government would be set up. What was the name of this compromise and plans from which TWO states were debated?
The Great Compromise - Virginia - New Jersey
This branch of the government enforces laws and appoints federal judges. The president is part of this branch.
Executive
Which sport did Mrs. Lake play as a Varsity player all four years of high school?
Tennis
What is the name of the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the colonies?
Middle Passage
Which event during the American Revolution influenced the inclusion of the Third Amendment in the Bill of Rights?
The Quartering Act
This ideal of the Enlightenment states that the power of the government comes from the people. Instead of a king or ruler having all the control, the people get to have a say in who runs the government by voting.
Popular Sovereignty
What do we call the part of the Declaration of Independence that explains why Americans have a right to seek independence?
Preamble
Explain the Three-Fifths Compromise.
An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved people would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representatives in the House of Representatives.
Legislative
What are the names of Mrs. Lake's two dogs?
Roger and Roo