Colonial History
This issue led most directly to the American Revolution
What is taxation without Representation?
This philosopher influence Thomas Jefferson with his idea of "Natural Rights".
Who was John Locke?
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was this.
What was to justify the Colonists independence from England?
This group believed a Bill of Rights was needed in the Constitution.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
The process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen.
What is naturalization?
Colonists threw the "Boston Tea Party" to protest these.
What are British tax policies?
This is the ultimate source of authority in a democracy.
What is the people?
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This compromise created the bicameral Congress.
What is the "Great Compromise"?
A member of a community who owes loyalty to a nation in exchange for protection.
What is a citizen?
Where the American Colonists were represented before 1775
What were Colonial Legislatures?
Principle that power is divided up between different brances of government.
What is seperation of powers?
This person is the "he" in the list of grievances.
Who was King George III?
This compromise decided how slaves would count towards a state's population.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
Voting would be considered a ....
(Duty or Responsibility)
What is a responsibility?
Shays' Rebellion showed this.
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Thomas Paine argued for this in "Common Sense".
What is independence from England?
All people have these rights according to the Declaration of Independence.
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
He was the primary author of the Constiturion.
Who was James Madison?
A duty is defined as...
What is something you must do or face a consequence?
Only these people had the right to vote during the colonial period.
Who were white, land-owning men?
This philosophe advocated for freedom of religion and speech.
Who was Voltaire?
These are the three parts of the Declaration of Independence.
What are the preamble, list of grievances, and formal declaration of independence?
The president and vice president are elected by this body.
What is the Electoral College?
These are two ways to become an American citizen.
What are natural born and the naturalization process.