Colonial government
American Revolution
Federalist vs. Antifederalists
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
100
Plantations
What is the type of agriculture deveoped in the southern colonies
100
French and Indian War
What is the war that had the greatest effect on the colonists wanting to be independent of Great Britain
100
Federalists
What is the group called that wanted a stronger national government
100
Shay's Rebellion
What is the name of the uprising of Massachusetts farmers over taxes that led to a new government
100
Right to bear arms
What are your 2nd Amendment rights
200
Mercantilism
What is the economic system which stressed the imortance of a favorable balance of trade
200
Stamp Act
What was the tax on all documents printed in the colonies called
200
States rights
What is the belief that most power should be held by the states rather than the central government
200
Treaty of Paris 1783
What is name of the agreement that ended the American Revolution
200
Eminent Domain
What is the governments power to take private property
300
House of Burgesses
What was the first colonial legislature
300
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence
300
James Madison
Who is the "Father of the Constitution" and a leading Federalist
300
Unicameral
What is a one house legislative body called
300
search
The government must obtain a warrant to do this
400
John Locke
Who was the philosopher that expressed the idea of people having "natural rights"
400
Coercive Acts
What is the British name for the Intolerable Acts
400
Anti-Federalists
The absence of a Bill of Rights was a major reason this group was against the ratification of the Constitution
400
Congress (legislative branch)
What branch of government was created by the Articles of Confederation
400
10th amendment
What amendment gives states their authority and powers
500
Mayflower Compact
What is the first agreement within the colonies to be governed by the majority called
500
Common Sense
What is the name of the document, written by Thomas Paine, that most influenced Americans to want independence
500
Political parties
George Washington was against these factions and warned against them. What are ?
500
Power to tax
We don't like these, but, the lack of this power made the Articles of Confederation very weak
500
Freedom of speech
This basic right is not unlimited
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