Colonial Influences
No, those were only pen-names.
Articles of Confederation.
When did the Constitutional Convention meet?
1787 (in Philadelphia).
The _______ is the beginning section of the Constitution.
Preamble
The Resolution of Independence is the part of the Declaration of Independence where colonists...
declare their indendence.
The Pilgrims. They wrote it to figure out the problem of who would be in charge in their new colony.
The Quartering Act required colonists to...
give food, clothing, and housing to British troops.
The 3/5 Compromise involved which part of the population?
Enslaved people.
Born with. They include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The French and Indian War was fought...
between 1755-1763
Who wrote "Common Sense" in 1776?
Thomas Paine
The British passed the Intolerable Acts after people in Boston...
Threw tea into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party.
These laws were passed to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party. The acts closed the port of Boston, restored British control of the colonial government, allowed British commanders to station troops in peoples’ homes, and denied the colonies their own trials.
The New Jersey Plan (to give states the same number of representatives) favored...?
Small states
Anti-Federalists ______ the Constitution.
Did not like/fought against
Samuel Adams placed the blame for this event solely on British soldiers.
Boston Massacre
When was the Magna Carta written?
1215
Where did the Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists to settle?
West of the Appalachian Mountains (because that was Native American territory)
The Virginia Plan (to give states representatives based on their population count) favored...?
Large states
Federalists ______ the Constitution.
A grievance (like the ones outlined in the Declaration of Independence) is...
a complaint about something bad.
Who wrote the English Bill of Rights?
English Parliament in 1689 (as opposed to the Magna Carta which was written by English lords).
Who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
The Second Continental Congress
The Connecticut Compromise (also called the Great Compromise), resulted in how many chambers created in the Legislative branch?
Two
Shay's Rebellion inspired Americans to make the government _____ powerful.
More
Who led the rebellion of farmers in 1786?
Daniel Shays