Vocabulary
What does self-governing mean?
Control over one's affairs
What does oppression mean?
the unjust or cruel use of power or authority to treat people unfairly
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What does hold mean in the preamble?
believe
The Articles of Confederation were initially designed to be....
weak
What was the document that announced the separation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain in 1776?
What is the name of the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775.
2nd Continental Congress
6
What does endowed mean?
Given
What level of government did the Articles of Confederation not have?
federal
What does unalienable rights mean?
rights that are universal, non transferable, and cannot be taken away. "can't touch this"
What was the name of the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution. It was in effect from 1781 to 1789.
Articles of Confederation
What is the longest section of the Declaration of Independence?
The Grievances
What does "that all men are created equal" mean?
everyone is created the same
What was the highest level of government in the under the Articles of Confederation?
states
What is a revolution?
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
betraying one's country
Why did they write the Declaration of Independence?
They wanted to explain why they were fighting to be their own self-governing country
What does self-evident mean?
obvious
What plan of government came after the Articles of Confederation was scrapped?
U.S. Constitution
What does grievance mean?
injustice; complaint
What is the name of the violent uprising in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787 in response to a debt crisis and the state government's efforts to collect taxes.
Shay's Rebellion
How many signatures are on the Declaration of Independence?
56
Finish the sentence....
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ________________________, that among these are, ___________,___________, and the ___________________________."
unalienable rights
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What power did Congress NOT have under the Articles of Confederation?
to collect federal taxes