British Policies, Colonial Responses
This British policy taxed printed materials like newspapers and documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This Enlightenment idea states people have rights like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are natural rights?
This was the main weakness of the national government under the Articles.
What is a weak central (national) government?
This phrase means government power comes from the people.
What is “We the People”?
This group supported ratification of the Constitution.
Who are the Federalists?
This type of government is ruled by one person with total power.
What is an autocracy? (Absolute Monarchy, Dictatorship)
This system divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
Colonists protested “taxation without representation” because they lacked this.
What is representation in Parliament?
This document formally announced the colonies’ separation from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Congress could not do this, leading to financial problems.
What is collect taxes?
This goal means creating fairness under the law.
What is establish justice?
This group feared a strong national government.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This type of government is ruled by a small group of people.
What is an oligarchy?
This system places most power in the national government.
What is a unitary system?
This colonial response involved refusing to buy British goods.
What is a boycott?
This part of the Declaration lists complaints against King George III.
What are grievances?
Each law requiring a 9/12 yes vote to ratify laws led to this weakness.
What is hard to pass laws?
This goal refers to maintaining peace within the country.
What is insure domestic tranquility?
This document was added to protect individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This type of government gives power to the people.
What is a democracy?
This system shares power between national and state governments equally.
What is a confederation?
This event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This principle states government gets its power from the people.
What is consent of the governed?
This event exposed the weaknesses of the Articles when farmers rebelled.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This goal refers to protecting the nation from outside threats.
What is provide for the common defense?
Federalists believed this type of government would be best.
What is a strong national government?
This system combines democratic participation with elected representatives.
What is a republic?
The United States uses this type of system.
What is federalism?
These laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This idea says people can overthrow a government that violates their rights.
What is the right to revolution?
Congress could not regulate this, causing economic problems between states.
What is interstate trade/commerce?
This goal means improving the quality of life for citizens.
What is promote the general welfare?
This group demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This type of government is lead by a king or queen, but they do not have any real government power.
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
This system is a system of choosing the head of the executive branch through parliment rather than through the people voting.
What is a Parlimentary System?
This is the type and system of government the United States has.
What is a Constitutional Republic and Federalism government?