Constitutional Convention
Name one weakness of the Articles of Confederation
One Congressional body, 9/13 ratification, optional taxes, etc
How many amendments were in the original Bill of Rights?
10
What is the first permanent English settlement in the US?
Jamestown
Who wrote Hamilton?
Lin Manuel Miranda
Pilgrims and Native Americans
What rebellion started the plan for the Constitutional Convention?
Shay's Rebellion
What it called when different branches of government have power over each other?
Checks and Balances
What was the last battle of the American Revolution? (where the British surrendered)
Yorktown
Which bill is Alexander Hamilton on?
The ten dollar founding father
What day is Thanksgiving on every year?
Thursday
What was the name of the plan for a two house legislature?
Virginia Plan
What is the term for when power is reserved for the states?
Federalism
Who was the general of all the Union during the Civil War
Ulysses S Grant (my grandpa!)
What is the name of the published confession that Hamilton writes after his affair?
Reynolds Pamphlet
How many days was the first Thanksgiving?
3 days
Did compromise in the Constitution help or harm slavery?
Helped it
What branch interprets?
Judicial
How many US Presidents have been assassinated?
4 - Lincoln, McKinley, Kennedy Garfield
What other Disney movie has Lin Manuel Miranda composed for?
Moana
Which President made a national Thanksgiving day?
Abraham Lincoln
How long did the Constitution take to write?
4 months
Definition: the principle that the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power.
Key Term?
Popular Sovereignty
Where were the Declaration and Constitution written? (the building)
Independence Hall
In the movie, how many people died because of a duel?
Two - P. Hamilton and A. Hamilton
What was the name of the tribe OR what did they bring to the feast?