Historical Documents and 13 Colonies
King John signed what document in 1215
Magna Carta
What document officially broke us from British control?
Declaration of Independence
What structure of government was the Articles of Confederation?
Unicameral
The name used for those big political figures at this time. These people attended college, became members of congress, became president
Framers
People who supported Ratification of the new constitution
Federalists
Who signed the Petition of Right
King Charles I
In 1765 Britain passed this, an act that dealt with all legal documents and newspapers
Stamp Act
How many congressional delegation votes did the colonies have under the Articles?
13, 1 per state
This plan favored states to have representation based on population
Virginia plan
To Ratify the new constitution they needed a ___ of 13 vote
9
Who created the English Bill of Rights
Parliament
What did the colonist create to organize resistance against the british?
Committees of Correspondence
After economic crisis, who led a rebellion of farmers that attacked a federal arsenal
Daniel Shay
This plan favored to have equal representation per state
NJ plan
The most famous essay written by the anti federalist that did not support ratification
Brutus
Provide me the 3 types of colonies
Royal, Charter, Proprietary
What was the US's "technically" first acting government?
Second Continental Congress
Who exercised judicial and executive functions under the articles?
Special Congressional Committees
This compromise dealt with states wanting to use slaves in their population totals
3/5s compromise
The anti-federalists would not ratify the new constitution unless it included what
National Bill of Rights
What colony was the last of the 13 colonies formed in 1733?
Georgia
Early efforts to create a congress by Benjamin Franklin that Ultimately failed, was called what
Albany Plan
Who was the president under the Articles of Confederation
Nobody
The compromise that created what is now known as our official national government
Connecticut compromise or Great compromise
After ratification, where in the US was chosen as the temporary captial?
New York City