Pre-Colonial War
War Time
Documents
Constitutional Convention
Governance
100
A group of men in Britain elected by the British to make laws for Britain and the Colonies
What is Parliament?
100
These soldiers had a passion for what they were fighting for
What is the Colonial Army?
100
Thomas Paine anonymously wrote this document that openly called for Independence, and donated all of it's proceeds to Washington's Army
What is Common Sense?
100
During the Constitutional Convention this plan would give states with greater population (more people) more votes
What is the Virginia Plan?
100
Under the Constitution, this branch has been charged with interpreting the law and making sure the laws are Constitutional
What is the Judicial Branch?
200
The British placed these on the Colonists to raise money to pay debts from the French and Indian War, and to pay British troops to protect the Colonies
What is taxes
200
The British went to this town to acquire the ammunition's and provisions the colonists had hidden
What is Concord?
200
In 1777 the war was going badly for the Colonists and they needed to unify, so they created this document which left most of the power to the states
What are the Articles of Confederation?
200
During the Constitutional Convention, these states wanted African-American slaves to be counted to determine the number of votes each state received in Congress
What are the Southern States?
200
This branch enforces the law, holds the power to veto laws, but cannot impeach the other two branches
What is the Executive Branch?
300
This means Colonists will not pay taxes unless they have people representing them in Parliament
What is "No taxation without representation"?
300
After this Battle, Washington evacuated the entire army across the Hudson River on boats during the night
What is the Battle of Brooklyn?
300
This is the introduction to a formal document which explains the document’s purpose
What is a preamble?
300
This compromise was reached regarding slavery to have each slave counted
What is the 3/5 compromise?
300
This branch of government creates the law, can over power a veto with 2/3 majority vote, and tells how much money the other two branches have to operate.
What is the Legislative Branch
400
This incident was depicted by Paul Revere to get other Colonists to believe that they were innocent victims
What is Paul Revere's "Bloody Massacre" or the Boston Massacre portrayal?
400
Because of this battle, the British failed to capture the State of New York and separate the northern colonies from the southern colonies, and France decided to join the war against Britain
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
400
These are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which describe the personal freedoms which people have
What are the Bill of Rights?
400
This group would most likely be quoted as saying “A strong national government will be the death of the people’s liberty”
What are Anti-Federalists?
400
With this type of government people are allowed to vote for representatives, who then make decisions for them. A written constitution limits the power of the government to take away the rights of the people
What is Republic
500
These acts took away the Bostonian's ability to govern themselves, gather together, and implemented a city curfew.
What are the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?
500
During this Battle, the British attempted to evacuate but could not because Washington laid siege to the city and the French fleet barred the way for them evacuate by sea.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
500
This group was most in favor of including the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution
What are the Anti-Federalists?
500
This group would most likely be quoted as saying this: “As we saw under the Articles of Confederation, a weak government can be as dangerous as a strong one”
What are the Federalist?
500
With this type of government people vote on all major decisions. There is no constitution, so the majority of people can make whatever law it chooses, even if the law discriminates against or violates the rights of some people.
What is a direct democracy?
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