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The first permanent English colony was settled in what would later become the colony of Virginia in this year.
What is 1607?
This hotly debated amendment guarantees our right to keep and bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
This principle ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful by allowing each limited authority over other branches.
What is Checks & Balances?
This plan supported a less powerful federal government and advocated for small states.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
George Washington showed the strength of the US Government by marching against citizens in Pennsylvania who refused to pay taxes in this historical event.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
What is 1776?
This amendment guarantees five important rights, including speech, religion, and petition.
What is the first amendment?
This principle translates to "power by the people" and is most easily recognized by our ability to vote for our leaders.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This agreement allowed for slave population to be counted for the purpose of representation in Congress.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
With a focus on the safety of a new nation, George Washington's foreign policy was focused on this.
What is neutrality?
Finding themselves off-course in their journey to Virginia, Pilgrims landed in Plymouth in this year.
What is 1620?
This amendment protects against excessive fines and prohibits cruel and unusual punishments.
What is the eighth amendment?
This principle is based on our right to choose people who will represent us; the idea of a representative style of government.
What is Republicanism?
Also known as the Connecticut Plan, this would create a plan for representation that supported the priorities of both large and small states.
What is the Great Compromise?
Fearing an uprising, President Adams pushed congress to pass these unconstitutional acts that violated constitutional rights such as speech and press.
What are the Alien & Sedition Acts?
It was this year that Thomas Jefferson acquired significant territory from France, primarily for control of the Mississippi River.
What is 1803?
This amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial by jury in criminal cases.
What is the 6th amendment?
This principle addresses the shared and unique powers of both the federal government and state government.
What is Federalism?
To ensure ratification by Anti-federalists, Federalists agreed to add this to the US Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
During Thomas Jefferson's presidency, this important Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
It was this year that the US Constitution was ratified.
What is 1787?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the fourth amendment?
This principle, attributed to Montesquieu, establishes distinct branches, each with their own powers.
What is Separation of Powers?
This group was fearful of an overpowered central government and insisted on the addition of a Bill of Rights in order to ratify the Constitution.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
Our fifth president established this new foreign policy that warned European countries against interfering with or colonizing lands in the western hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?