Explorers
He was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who was Magellan?
They were the original English settlements.
What are Plymouth and Jamestown?
These were referred to by colonists under one name and the British under another; they were put in place after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts?
Gives citizens the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
The three parts of the Constitution.
What are the Preamble, Articles and Amendments?
Explored the coast of America and then the continent was names after him.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
They were allies of the French in the French and Indian War.
Who were the Native Americans (including Algonquin and Ottawa)?
The federal government, under these rules did not have the authority to collect taxes.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This is the first step in introducing an amendment to be discussed and possibly voted upon for ratification.
What is 2/3 of Congress?
He founded Newfoundland and the northeastern coast of North America.
Who is John Cabot?
Made it forbidden for colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
Required colonists to house and care for British troops in their homes.
What were the Quartering Acts?
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This is the power the Supreme Court has to determine if something is constitutional or not.
What is judicial review?
He is of Italian decent but was sponsored by France. He explored the Atlantic coast of North American and a bridge in New York is named after him.
Who is Verrazzano?
A colonial lawyer and a leader against increased British taxation.
Who was James Otis?
The two houses of Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This amendment prohibited the manufacturing, sale, distribution and use of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
This is the idea that the government can only do what the Constitution states and nothing more.
What is strict construction?
He conquered the Incan Empire in Peru.
Who is Pizzaro?
This was put in place when the Stamp Act was abolished.
What is the Declaratory Act?
These are the three branches of the government of the United States.
What are the legislative, executive and judicial branches?
This amendment protects an accused from self incrimintation.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This is the second step in ratifying a proposed amendment and has been used 26 of the 27 times successfully.
What is 3/4 vote of the state legislatures?