American Revolution
This event happened on March 12, 1770, where protestors outside a customs house in Boston where British soldiers shot and killed this man.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This document was the first try at the United States Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This founding father wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson (TJ)?
This was was included to get Anti-Federalists to sign the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights
These are the first three words of the U.S. Constitution which read, "We the People... in Order to form a more perfect Union..."
What is the Preamble of the Constitution?
These two riders rode into Lexington to warn colonists that the British were coming.
Who are Paul Revere and William Dawes?
These problems with the Articles of Confederation made it hard to govern.
What is not being able to raise an army or tax states?
The Declaration of Independence called Britain's King George the III this name.
What is a tyrant.
This amendment protects the rights of every Americans freedoms of religion, speech, and press.
What is the First Amendment.
This was signed on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, PA.
What is the date the U.S. Constitution was signed.
In this protest the Sons of Liberty dumped crates of this drink into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This document was used to provide a limited government, right and rule of law to the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Magna Carta?
The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence declares this point.
What is "that all men are created equal."
This amendment guarantees Americans the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment.
This section of the Constitution describes the Legislative branch of government.
What is Article 1.
This act placed a tax on molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
This happened to Little Ann in the story.
What is she fell into the frozen water.
This point was mentioned to the world for writing the Declaration of Independence.
What is an apology?
This amendment guarantees the right to a fair and legal trial AND protects someone from testifying against themselves under oath.
What is the fifth amendment.
These sections of the Constitution cover the Executive and Judicial branches of government.
What is Articles 2 and 3.
This act placed a tax on all printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
The Articles of Confederation was adopted in 1777, with a single purpose.
What is league of friendship?
This Enlightenment philosopher heavily influenced Thomas Jefferson.
Who is John Locke?
This amendment protects the privacy of American citizens AND prohibits unnecessary or unreasonable searches of a person's property.
What is the fourth amendment.
This split among the executive, legislative and judicial branch of government provides what type of feature in our Constitution?
What are checks and balances?