Amendments
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech and religion
What is the 1st Amendment
The beginning point of colonist resistance, the Sugar Act was instilled in this year
What is 1764?
The nation's first president who led the country through the Revolution and its early years
Who is George Washington
"The shot heard around the world" this was the opening battle of the Revolutionary War
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This branch of government is responsible for making the laws and has the power of the purse
What is the Legislative Branch
After fighting a war for independence, this amendment gauranteed citizens the right to arm themselves
What is the 2nd Amendment
This act put a tax on colonists paper products such as legal documents (wills, deeds, court documents), playing cards, and newspapers.
What is the Stamp Act?
Writer of the Declaration of Independence, head of the Democratic-Republican Party, Pro-France and Pro-Agriculture
Who is Thomas Jefferson
1777 this was the turning point of the war that convinced France to join the war effort
What is the Battle of Saratoga
This branch of the government reviews laws and their constitutionality
What is the judicial branch
This amendment reserves states rights in decisions not outlined by the constitution
What is the 10th amendment
These acts closed Boston Harbor, sent British officials to be tried in British courts, and forced colonists to house British officers at their expense
What are the Coercive (intolerable) acts?
Creator of the American Financial System and Bank. Head of the Federalist Party. Pro-England and Pro-Industry
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This battle ended the fighting in America and resulted in an American Victory in the revolution
What is The Battle of Yorktown
This branch of government enforces laws, commands the military, and makes treaties
What is the Executive Branch
This amendment provides the right to a speedy trial of impartial peers and the right to a lawyer
What is the 9th Amendment?
These acts placed new taxes on imported goods, moved smuggling trials to admiralty courts, and created new customs boards
What are the Townshend Acts?
Helped negotiate the treaty of Paris, negotiated Dutch Loans, led pushes for independence and led military matters in the continental congress
This action by General Washington on Christmas is seen as a moral victory for the patriots after a year of harsh defeat
The process of presidential election in which a candidate wins a state and their electoral votes. Whomever has a majority of electoral votes wins
What is the electoral collage
The catch all amendment that says just because it isn't in the bill of rights or constitution doesn't mean it isn't a right and that the government can suppress it.
What is the 9th Amendment
This man of African Descent was the first to be killed by panicked British Soldiers at the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks
Chief Justice of the Marbury v Madison Supreme Court case whose ruling established the Supreme Courts power of Judicial Review
Who is John Marshall
This battle in Canada ended the French and Indian War resulting in British Control of the North American continent
What is The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The political process of having two bodies in the legislative branch (i.e: Senate, The House)
What is Bicameralism