Colonies and Sources
There were this many colonies originally.
What is 13?
The colonists often used this phrase to express their dislike of the idea of being taxed without their thoughts in mind.
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
What is Monarchies are evil and bad?
Checks and Balances means this.
The top 2 members of the executive branch.
Who is President and Vice President?
Mr. Clark scored roughly this percentage of his teams points in a Staff vs Students basketball game at his previous school.
What is 15%? (Staff only scored 15)
This Colonial Region had religion central to society.
What is New England Colonies?
This act taxed colonists anytime they purchased a Paper Item, and was the first time colonists were taxed directly.
This future president was the leading general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
The Great Compromise created this.
What is Bicameral Legislature, or our 2 house of congress, one based on population and one equal for all states?
The name of the top court in the country.
What is Supreme Court?
The best basketball team in the BIG 10 at this point.
What is Michigan State Basketball?
This Colonial region was mainly large scale farming.
What is Southern Colonies?
One of the following was one of the intolerable acts passed after the Boston Tea Party:
A Quartering Act that required Colonists to house British Soldiers
Sent Colonial leaders like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to England for Trial
Ending Slavery in the Colonies
Forcing Colonists to give land back to the Native Americans
What is the Quartering Act?
This was a goal of the British during negotiations after the Revolutionary War.
What is gaining money lost in the war?
The 3/5 Compromise counted this group of people as 3/5 of a person.
What is Enslaved persons?
Article 3 of the Constitution covers the branch of government in charge of judging laws, this is the name of this branch.
What is Judicial?
Mr. Clark thinks this day should be declared a Federal Holiday, especially this year.
What is the day after the Super Bowl?
This is the definition of a Primary Source.
What is A first-hand account of an event written or created by someone who experienced the event?
This tax was the first passed specifically to raise money in the colonies, and also encouraged the British to arrest more smugglers.
What is the Sugar Act?
A large percentage of the Declaration of Independence was this.
One of the following is not a purpose of Government according to the Preamble?
Form a more perfect union
Promote the general welfare
Establish justice and insure domestic tranquility
Enact Taxes
What is Enact Taxes?
Article 2 of the constitution covers the branch of government in charge of approving or vetoing laws, this is the name of this branch.
What is Executive?
Mr. Clark has made a 6 foot tall version of this animal out of snow.
What is Turkey?
This is the definition of a Secondary Source.
What is a source written after the fact that looks at multiple different primary sources and makes conclusions?
After the Boston Massacre, Parliament repealed, or removed, almost all the major taxes, except for this one.
What are Tea Taxes?
Abigail Adams expressed concern to her husband over this issue.
What is Women not being included in the new government?
This is how a states number of electoral college votes for president are decided.
What is the total number of congress members from that state, combining the 2 senators plus however many house of representative members they have?
Article 1 of the constitution covers the branch of government in charge of making laws, this is the name of this branch.
What is Legislative?
Mr. Clark's second favorite MSU.
What is Montana State University?