Weak Confederation
What is currency?
money
Which was NOT an influence on the Constitution?
-Roman Republic
-English Influence
-France
-American Traditions
Amendments
the event where colonists threw tea in Boston Harbor to protest taxes
The Boston Tea Party
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
-America's first attempt at government
-a loose alliance of the 13 states
Articles of Confederation
document that sets out basic laws, principles, organization and processes of a government
constitution
The first 10 Amendments
-list of freedoms the government must protect
The Bill of Rights
The first battle of the Revolution
-"Shot Heard Round the World"
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What branch of government is Congress part of?
Legislative
who created the National Bank?
Alexander Hamilton
What are the 2 parts of the U.S. House Legislature?
House of Representatives and the Senate
-opposed Constitution
-wanted states to have more power than government
Anti-Federalists
When did the colonists draft the Declaration of Independence?
-The First Continental Congress
-The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
What branch of government are the Supreme Court and Federal Courts part of?
Judicial
Why was the U.S. government unstable after war?
money problems and states fighting over land
Which House Legislature has its members chosen by popular vote?
-House of Representatives
-Senate
House of Representatives
-supported Constitution
-wanted government to have more power than states
Federalists
Which Act taxed TEA?
-Sugar Act
-Stamp Act
-Townshend Act
-Quartering Act
Townshend Act
What branch of government is the President a part of?
Executive
Massachusetts farmers did not pay taxes and had farms taken away so farmers rebelled
Shay's Rebellion
Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person when counted in population
3/5ths Compromise (Three-Fifths Compromise)
How many Amendments does that U.S. Constitution have?
27 Amendments
a letter writing campaign for colonists to tell other colonists what is happening
Committee of Correspondence
What is the system to make sure none of the branches of government get too much power?
Checks and Balances