Articles
Number of articles in the Constitution.
What is seven?
The number of amendments in the Constitution.
What is 27?
This framer of the Constitution published Poor Richard's Almanac.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This man severely irritated the colonists.
Who was King George III?
This document was the basis for the first American government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The most lengthy of the articles.
What is article I?
This amendment deals with quartering of troops.
What is amendment IV?
This framer from Virginia wrote many of the Federalist Papers that argued in support of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
England prohibited settlers from crossing this mountain range in the Proclamation of 1763.
What are the Appalachians?
This term describes having two chambers or legislative bodies such as the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is bicameral?
The article that focuses on the Presidency.
What is article II?
This amendment deals with double jeopardy.
What is amendment V?
This framer had a Broadway play named after him.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This was a common English tax placed upon the colonists.
What is a stamp tax?
This is the name for the individuals who make up the Electoral College.
What are electors ?
This article in the Constitution describes the duties of Congress.
What is article I?
This amendment gives 18 year olds the right to vote.
What is the 24th amendment?
This framer from Virginia is considered a great American hero.
Who is George Washington?
This famous incident in Massachusetts left five civilians dead.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The principle upon which the founding fathers and framers were ashamed.
What is slavery?
The article that deals with the admission of new states to the Union.
What is article IV?
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
This framer could not attend the Constitutional Convention where the Constitution was drafted but later became the second president of the U.S.
Who is John Adams?
This was the name given to armed colonists who hid behind rocks and trees while shooting at British soldiers.
Who were the "minutemen"?
The first two political parties.
Who were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists ?