Declaration Of Independence
These are the three unalienable rights.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This gathering took place in 1787 in order to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The Supreme Court has this many members (justices).
What is nine members?
___________ said "A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life." ...
Who is John Hancock?
This was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
What is Delaware?
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Thomas Jefferson first used this English philosopher's thoughts on political philosophy when contributing to the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke?
The Articles Of Confederation composed of this many articles and a preamble.
What is 13 Articles?
He is known as the father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This founding father, 2nd president of the U.S., said “Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”
Who is John Adams?
This state, the landing place for the Mayflower, is the birthplace of John Adams.
What is Massachusetts?
He was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This American document served as the successor to the Articles of Confederation, composed in 1789.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
There are this many amendments in the Constitution.
What is 27 amendments?
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” ... was said by this founding father.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This city was where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written.
What is Philadelphia?
This founding father had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
This was the year Congress adopted the Articles Of Confederation.
What is 1777?
In the first article, it is stated that this branch of Congress has 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
_______________ said, "The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon."
Who is George Washington?
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This colony is the birthplace of the first president.
What is Virginia?
He was the third president of the U.S, and was selected to compose the original draft of the document.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was missing from the Articles Of Confederation.
What is logic?
This body elects the President.
What is the Electoral College?
_____________ said “Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.” ...
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This state was the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
What is Georgia?