The popular rallying call of colonists protesting British Acts
No Taxation Without Representation
This taxed all paper goods
Stamp Act
The branch which interprets laws
Judicial Branch
I wrote Poor Richard's Almanac and am famous flying a kite during a lightning storm
Benjamin Franklin
I wrote the Constitution
James Madison
Name the ship the Pilgrims came over on
Mayflower
This forced colonists to give up their houses for British soldiers
Quartering Act
My branch has the power to appoint judges
Executive Branch
I was the head general of the colonial army
George Washington
Right to Freedom of Speech and Religion
1st Amendment
This scientist studies artifacts and goes on digs to unearth our past
archaeologist
The various acts that Parliament passed were a way for the colonies to repay debt caused by this war
French and Indian War
Checks and balances
I was the first Secretary of the Treasury and lost my life in a duel
Alexander Hamilton
The right to bear arms
Second Amendment
The colonists did what to British tax collectors to protest various taxes
This act actually lowered the price of what it taxed
Tea Act
What branch of government is the Secretary of Education part of?
Executive Branch
I painted American Progress
John Gast
What is the beginning phrase of the US Constitution
We the People of the United States
When people give government the power to rule
Popular Sovereignty
This act taxes imported goods like lead, paint, and glass
Townshend Acts
What does the word bicameral mean
2 branches or houses of legislature
I helped Lewis and Clark explore the West
Sacajawea
The right to not self incriminate
Fifth Amendment