American Revolution
The two countries or groups involved in The Revolutionary War.
What is America/Colonies VS. Great Britain/ England
When is July 4th, 1776?
The Articles of Confederation.
What is the first Constitution of the United States?
The Bill of Rights is.
What is the first ten amendments?
Author of Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
Why were the colonists upset?
What are restrictions, taxes, lack of freedoms/rights, ect.
The writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The solution to the slavery debate.
What is, the three fifths compromise, stating that 3/5 of enslaved people would count toward state representation.
The Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
The Preamble.
What is the first part of the Constitution?
The place and year where the First Continental Congress took place.
What is Philadelphia and 1774.
The three international American negotiators.
Who are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay?
The Great Compromise says.
What is the government would have two houses of Congress, each state would represented based on population and each state would have equal representation in senate.
Purpose of the Bill of Rights.
What is individual rights for the people?
The 26th Amendment.
What is gives 18 year old's the right to vote
The Olive Branch Petition was.
What is a document drafted to try to make peace with Britain which King George refused.
The Treaty of Paris?
What is the treaty that formally recognized the United States as a independent nation.
Could you make changes to the Articles of Confederation?
What is yes, but only if all states approved.
First Amendment All parts
What is freedom of religion, speech, and press?
Checks and Balances
What an idea that allows no branch too have too much power so all branches can check each other?
How did the American Revolution end?
What is the British surrender to General Washington in Yorktown. The colonists had won their Independence.
The three parts of the Declaration are.
What is
statement about the rights of men/need for revolution, grievances against the King, and a formal claim for independence?
Issue following the Revolutionary Wars, leading to the need for stronger central government.
What is financial problems, large debt, and events like Shays Rebellion.
When the Bill of Rights were approved.
When was 1791?
Limited Government.
What is the idea that the government only gets powers granted by the Constitution. Everyone is subject to laws.