British Policies/Colonial Concerns
What act of the British was this colonial cartoon with the skull and bones protesting?
Stamp Act
This document outlined colonial concerns about British policies.
Declaration of Independence
Which document resolved the weaknesses found in the Articles of Confederation?
US Constitution
What document did the Anti-federalists want to add to the US Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a republic?
Direct democracy- all decisions made by the people themselves
Republic- people elect representatives to create laws on their behalf
How did the British respond after the Boston Tea Party where the colonists threw the British tea into Boston harbor?
Intolerable Acts/further restrictions on the colonists' freedoms
What section of the Declaration of Independence contained complaints from the colonists about the British king?
Grievances
Which weakness of the AOC led directly to Shay's Rebellion?
No ability to raise a national army
Why did the Anti-federalists think a bill of rights was necessary?
To protect the people's freedoms from government power
Which system of government favors the national and state governments sharing power?
Federal system
What was the colonial response to the Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party
According to the Declaration of Independence, where do people's natural rights come from?
The creator
TRUE or FALSE: the US Constitution increased the power of the national government from the Articles of Confederation
True
Federalists
Which document promoted self-government among the colonists?
Mayflower Compact
What did Thomas Paine encourage the colonists to do in the pamphlet "Common Sense"?
Separate from Great Britain/declare independence
What were some of the grievances the colonists had about the British king? NAME ONE.
- Imposed taxes without consent
- Suspended trial by jury
- Limited judicial powers
- Quartering soldiers
- Dissolving legislatures
Name one weakness from the Articles of Confederation
- No national army
- No national currency
- No power to tax
- Only one branch of government
- Difficult to change laws
What book of essays was written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay?
Federalist Papers
Which document limited the power of the king and introduced due process of law?
Magna Carta
What form of government was Thomas Paine opposed to and argued against in his pamphlet "Common Sense"?
Monarchy
What is the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
Protect the people's natural rights
Name another weakness of the Articles of Confederation
- No national army
- No national currency
- No power to tax
- Only one branch of government
- Difficult to change laws
Which group would have supported more rights for the states?
Anti-Federalist
Which Enlightenment thinker had the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances?
Baron de Montesquieu