The Declaration of Independance
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
The US Constitution
Federalists v Anti-Federalists
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Name one of the events or things that led to the Revolutionary War and the creation of the Declaration of Independence 

The Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Tea Act, The Boston Massacre, Lexington and Concord, British soldiers in homes..etc

100

What was the Articles of Confederation

First Constitution of the United States, it listed basic functions of the national government and explained how the government would be set up

100

Why did the Constitutional Convention even happen

The Articles of Confederation was not working out as a first government and needed to be revised
100

How many articles are in the US Constitution 

7

100

What did Federalists want with the national government and state governments

a strong national government and states with less power

200

When was the Declaration of Independence officially signed/ adopted? 

July 4, 1776

200

When was the Articles of Confederation created and/ or adopted

1777 created and adopted by the states 1781

200

What was the New Jersey Plan

The plan that small states should be given an equal voice in Congress

200

What is the first article and the longest section in the US Constitution and what is it about

Article 1- The Legislative Branch powers and responsibilities 

200

What did Anti-Federalists want to pass the US Constitution 

a Bill of Rights had to added to it giving people more rights explicitly stated 

300
"We hold these truths to be____ _______, that all____ ___ _______ ______"
"self-evident, that all men are created equal"
300

Name two of the issues related to money in the Articles of Confederation

Federal government lacked the ability to collect taxes and each states had different currencies 

300

What was the Virginia Plan

The plan that bigger states with large populations would get more representation in Congress 

300

What is the idea of Federalism described in the US Constitution 

Federalism is the idea that the national government shares power with the state governments

300

How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

10

400

What is the "He has" section all about in the DOI?

What the King had done to the colonists to anger them and make them want to separate from Great Britain 
400

What did George Washington call the 13 colonies under the Articles of Confederation 

"disunited states" or "13 independent states"

400

What was the Great Compromise

Combining the Virginia Plan and New Jersey plans to create a bicameral Legislature (two part Legislative branch) 
400

Which branch has the least power as written in the Constitution 

The Judicial Branch

400
What rights do the first Amendment guarantee? (name at least 4)

freedom of- speech, religion, protest, press/ media and petition 

500

As "Free and independent states" what did the colonists want the "full power" to do as a new country

Declare war, make peace treaties, create alliances with other countries and establish trade
500
What small rebellion took place because of the issues with the Articles of Confederation (hint: vocab word)

Shay's Rebellion 

500

When was the US Constitution signed and what was the first and last state to ratify the Constitution 

1787, Delaware in 1787 and Rhode Island in 1790

500

How does the Constitution get amended (changed)

Two-thirds of both the Senate and the House have to agree and propose a change

500

What were two of the biggest issues Anti-Federalists had with the US Constitution  

The fact there was no Bill of Rights explicitly stating the rights of the people and the fact that the President sounded too close to a King

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