Gov
This branch of government makes laws
Legislative branch
This act put a tax on all things paper
Stamp Act
What sparked the revolution
The shot heard around the world
Why did the Articles of confederation fail?
Weak central gov, states held most power, no executive branch, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade
This compromise established a bicameral legislature and created the congress we have today.
The Great compromise
What does the executive branch do?
Executes or enforces the laws
What did the colonists call these taxes or "acts" imposed by Great Britian
Intolerable Acts
John Hancock
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a unicameral legislature, what does that mean?
One house
Supported by larger states, this proposal called for a strong national government with three branches and representation based on population
The Virginia plan
This branch interprets the laws
Judicial branch
The very first battles of the Revolutionary War were fought at these two Massachusetts locations in 1775.
Lexington and Concord
Who was asked to write the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The anti-federalists wanted to keep the articles or make limited changes, because they feared a strong central gov. would threaten individuals rights.
This compromise gave the southern states more power in the house by accounting for enslaved individuals as a portion of their population.
The 3/5 compromise
The person who wrote common sense
Thomas Paine
Why was the first continental congress called?
To respond to these intolerable acts and coordinate a response among the colonies to defend their rights
Which state did not attend the first continental congress?
Georgia
This 1786 armed uprising of farmers in Massachusetts convinced many Americans that a stronger national government was needed.
Shay's rebellion
Referred to as the "father" of the constitution
James Madison
How does the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?
Presidential veto
Who fought along side whom during the French and Indian War and what were they fighting over?
The French fought alongside the Indians, Great Britain fought alongside the colonists. They were fighting over territory.
Signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower, this colonial plan for self-rule was the first governing document in Plymouth Colony.
The Mayflower Compact
What meeting was originally called to fix the Articles but eventually resulted in a completely new Constitution?
Constitutional Convention
This group favored ratifying the Constitution and agreed to add a Bill of Rights to address concerns.
Federalists