The Philadelphia Convention, which got rid of the Articles of Confederation in favor of the Constitution, was apart of this era.
What is the Constitutional Era?
100
These were published anonomously in newspapers, arguing for a stronger central government.
What are the Federalist Papers?
100
The Fourth amendment covers this right.
What is freedom from unreasonable searches?
100
This grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence led to the Third Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?
What is quartering (housing) of troops?
100
The Articles of Confederation failed because the Federal government was this.
What is too weak?
200
True or false: The Second Continental Congress came after the end of the Revolutionary War.
What is false?
200
The enthusiasm for the bravery of the colonists during the revolution is evident in letters written by this famous American General.
Who is George Washington?
200
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton supported a strong central government and were called this.
What is Federalists?
200
Transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses (which is a violation of our right to a fair and speedy trial, AND our right to trail by jury) caused us to create these Amendments.
What are the 6th and 7th Amendments?
200
The Constitution, the second form of government in the United States, gave more power to this group.
What is the Federal Government
300
The year 1787 was important to US history because this document was written.
What is the Constitution?
300
The counting of slaves as part of the population for representation was solved by this.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
300
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability to collect this.
What is taxes?
300
The New Jersy Plan was supported by this group.
What is the Anti-Federalists?
300
These published works were arguments for creating a stronger federal government.
What are the Federalist Papers?
400
True or false: The Philadelphia Convention came before the election of the first president.
What is True?
400
The New Jersey Plan wanted to create a congress with this many houses.
What is one?
400
George Mason and Patrick Henry feared a strong central government and were called this.
What is Anti-Federalists?
400
The Federalists Papers were written to promote this document.
What is the Constitution?
400
This was the amount of states needed to ratify the Constitution and make the Articles of Confederation no longer America's form of government.
What is 9 out of 13?
500
This document created a "League of Friendship" that slowed states to retain sovereignty and did not have a chief executive officer (president).
What is The Articles Of Confederation?
500
In the Bill of Rights, this amendment guarantees the right to religious freedom.
What is the First Amendment?
500
The Great Compromise gave us how many houses in the legislature.
What is two (Bicameral)?
500
Mr. Breslau is from Florida, which means this.
What is "full of flowers"?
500
Mr. Getz is from Texas, which came from the Indian word "Tejas" which means this.