Colonies
How many colonies were there total?
13
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What are the 3 branches of government?
judicial, legislative, executive
What are the 5 freedoms in the 1st amendment?
Religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly, petition the government
Which act taxed molasses and another commonly used item by colonists?
The Sugar Act
What are the three colonial regions?
New England, Middle, Southern
Who led the American Army and later became the first president?
George Washington
How is representation decided for the House of Representatives?
by population.
What is the 4th amendment?
Freedom from illegal search and seizure
this act taxed the colonists favorite drink and forced them to buy it only from the British.
Tea Act
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Who wrote the Constitution?
James Madison
How many senators are there for each state?
2
How many amendments are there in the Bill of Rights?
10
This act taxed goods the colonists couldn't make in the colonies, forcing them to buy British goods.
bonus: name the items
Townshend Act: glass, lead, paint/
How did one colonial region make money?
Middle: farming, crops like grain, breadbasket, etc
Southern: plantation crops like sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, indigo, etc
What rebel group did many founding fathers belong to?
Sons of Liberty
Who leads each branch?
Exec: president
Leg: congress
Judicial: Supreme Court
What amendment is your right to bear arms?
2nd
Who threw tea into the harbor and what was that event called?
bonus: What tribe did they dress up as?
Boston Tea Party by the Sons of Liberty.
Bonus: Mohawk Tribe
What was one of the first colonial settlements?
Jamestown (also Plymouth)
What are the founding fathers (define the term)
The leaders of American Independence who founded our country and created our government by writing our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
What does each branch do?
Executive: enforce the laws
Judicial: Interprets/judges the laws
Legislative: Makes the laws
Why do we have the Bill of Rights?
Because the constitution doesn't include people's freedoms, so they needed to write it in the Bill of Rights.
What were the acts after the Boston Tea Party, meant to punish Bostonians, called?
Intolerable Acts:
Boston Port Act: closed the port, no trade
Administration of Justice Act: colonists would be extradited to Britain if they committed a crime.