Declaration of Independence
Who coined the term "we all have unalienable rights of life, liberty and property?
John Locke
French and Indian War → passage of Stamp Act → Battle of Saratoga → inauguration of George Washington
What type of government did the Articles of Confederation establish?
Weak Government
What were the names of the two opposing groups who argued for and against the ratification of the Constitution
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
What was the name of the decision made to include the enslaved in the representation count for the South?
3/5 Compromise
What year was the Declaration of Independence created?
1776
Which country joined the Americans in support after the Battle of Saratoga?
Critics of the Articles of Confederation claimed that it put too much power in the hands of the _________.
States
The Anti-Federalists would not approve the Constitution until the __________________ was added to it.
fill iin the blank
Bill of Rights
protects against tyranny
Which branch can declare war?
Legislative Branch
Who was the main writer of the DOI and What was the name of the man who wrote the pamplet "Common Sense" supporting the independence movement?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What is the name of the event that occurred in 1786 that demonstrated the Articles of Confederation's weaknesses?
Shay's Rebellion
Federalism is the idea that power should be split in government between the ______ government and the _____ state governments.
fill in the blank
Central - National Government
State Governments
Power should be split between central and state governments.
Which branch can declare laws unconstitutional?
Judicial Branch
Which groups of people were excluded from the statement "All men are created equal"?
Women, Enslaved, Native Americans
Who was the Commander General of the Union Army?
George Washington
The Constitution and the AOC were similar in that they believed power should be __________ within the government.
fill in the blank
divided/split
The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, were in ________ of the Constitution
fill in the blank.
SUPPORT
Which branch can appoint Supreme Court Justice Appointes?
Executive Branch
The colonists famous slogan that spearheaded the revolution
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
What was the name of the Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Failure; no military, no president, no courts, no ability to create laws, tensions between the states and the colonists
The Constitution has a system of ______ and ______, which leads to the separation of powers.
List the branches of government
Checks and Balances
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
What were the names of the first three presidents?
In order
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson