Triangular Trade
This trade route connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas
What is the Triangular Trade
This type of government is ruled by elected representatives or directly by the people.
What is a democracy
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights.
This document declared American independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
The Pilgrims sailed to the New World on this ship.
What is the Mayflower.
Goods like sugar, tobacco, and cotton were shipped to Europe from this region
What are the Americas
A system where power is divided between a central government and smaller regional governments.
What is federalism
The amendment that guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the First Amendment.
The document that created the first form of government in the U.S. but was later replaced.
What are the Articles of Confederation.
The Pilgrims settled in this region of North America.
What is Plymouth Colony
The part of the Triangular Trade where enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic.
What is the Middle Passage
A government ruled by a single person with absolute power.
What is a dictatorship
The amendment protecting citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment.
The primary author of the U.S. Constitution.
Who is James Madison
This agreement established a form of self-government for the Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower Compact.
This was a primary reason European countries participated in the Triangular Trade
What is economic profit
The principle of fairness in government decisions and laws.
What is justice.
The amendment that allows you to own and carry weapons.
What is the Second Amendment.
This compromise determined how enslaved individuals were counted for representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise.
The Native American who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter.
Who is Squanto
These goods were commonly traded from Europe to Africa in exchange for enslaved people.
What are manufactured goods (like guns and textiles)
This famous phrase starts the U.S. Constitution and reflects government by the people.
What is "We the People"
The right to remain silent when accused of a crime comes from this amendment.
What is the Fifth Amendment.
The U.S. Constitution established these three branches of government.
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
The celebration marking the Pilgrims' survival and friendship with Native Americans.
What is Thanksgiving.