The Acts
What was the Tea Act?
A tax on tea by the British Government, created a monopoly.
"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
Where does the government get it's power from?
The people
What was the one branch of government under the Articles of Confederation?
Congress
What is the preamble of the U.S. Constitution?
It is the introduction that states the goals.
What was the most effective form of protest against the British tax policies?
Boycott
What did John Locke believe that people were born with and could not be taken away?
Natural Rights
What type of government was the result of the colonists being so fearful of creating an abusive government?
A weak government was created.
"...Promote the General Welfare..."
What best describes the term General Welfare?
the good of everyone
Which act required colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers?
The Quartering Act
What are Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
What was the biggest economic issue under the AOC?
The US government could not tax.
"...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity..."
What best describes the term posterity?
Future Generations
Which act required colonists to purchase a government seal for official documents?
The Stamp Act
“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.”
What can people do if the government does not protect their rights?
Alter (change) or abolish it
Where was the majority of the government's power under the AOC?
The states had the majority of the power.
"...ensure domestic tranquility..."
Where does the preamble promote wanting peace?
In our country
Why did the British increase taxation on the American colonies in the 1700s?
The British government was in debt from the French and Indian War.
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To formally announce that the colonists wanted to become an independent country.
What was the result of Shays' rebellion?
It led to the Constitutional Convention, and a new plan for our government.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Which part of the Preamble reveals the Founder's ideas about the source of government power?
"We the people"