Colonization
First permanent English settlement in America
Jamestown
Main reason colonists opposed taxes
No representation in parliament
First governing document of the states after declaring independence
Articles of Confederation
“Consent of the governed”
Popular Sovereignty
Amendment that gives citizens the right to own a gun
2nd Amendment
Colony famous for the “Charter Oak Tree”
Connecticut
Name of the lawmaking body in England that created taxes in the colonies
Parliament
German mercenaries who fought for the British
Hessians
Government structure that shares power between state and national governments
Federal
Amendment created in response to the Quartering Act in the American Revolution
3rd Amendment
Colony settled on the principle of “separation of church and state”
Rhode Island
Passed to prevent conflict between colonists and Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
George Washington surprised the Hessians here after crossing the Delaware
Trenton
Congress may make all laws “necessary and proper” to carrying out their powers
Elastic Clause
5 freedoms listed in the 1st Amendment
1. Religion
2. Press
3. Speech
4. Assembly
5. Petition
Name of the “Lost Colony” off the coast of North Carolina
Roanoke
Conflict that put Great Britain in large debt and caused Parliament to tax the colonists
French and Indian War
Turning point of the war that caused the French and Spanish to join as American allies
Saratoga
Branch of government that can override the president’s veto
Legislative
Amendment that prevents unreasonable fines and bail
8th Amendment
These were the thirteen original colonies
Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Pamphlet attempting to convince colonists to separate from Britain
Common Sense
Name of the American leader that led guerilla warfare in the South and wore down the British, eventually leading to the end of the war
Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion
Three branches of government and their job descriptions (the ones that I gave you)
Legislative - Makes laws
Executive - Enforces laws
Judicial - Interprets laws
This was the year that the Supreme Court decided that the 2nd Amendment was an individual right
2010