Category 1
In this event, the American colonies fought for their freedom and rights from the British.
What was the American Revolution?
He provided excellent leadership during the American Revolution.
Who was George Washington?
This document formally broke the colonies away from Britain, and asserted natural rights and a representative government.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could not collect ___________.
What were taxes?
The Bill of Rights are the first ______ amendments of the Constitution.
What are the first ten amendments?
In this Congressional chamber, each state gets two representatives - no matter the size.
What is the Senate?
In this Congressional chamber, the amount of representatives is determined by the state's populations.
What is the House of Representatives?
This branch of government enforces the law; the president of the U.S.
What is the executive branch?
This branch of government makes the laws; Congress.
What is the legislative branch?
This branch is in charge of interpreting and ruling on laws - the Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
Out of the things colonies wanted from the British, they wanted trials decided by local __________.
What are juries?
This term refers to a document that outlines the structure of the government and the rights of its citizens.
What is a constitution?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What was the U.S. Constitution?
For the Constitution to be ratified, the Federalist had to agree to add a ________ of _________.
What is the Bill of Rights?
These were the kinds of leaders that colonists would elect to make laws and such.
What are representatives?
Britain began to tax the colonies due to the debt from this major conflict.
What is the French and Indian War?
The first (weak) federal government of the United States.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The American colonists became upset after they were denied representation in Britain's ____________, or Britain's government,
What is parliament?
These were the first meetings where leaders from all the American colonies came together to discuss grievances.
What were the Continental Congresses?
The Constitution created a ___________ Congress, or a Congress with two chambers.
Great Britain began building colonies in America in this year.
What is 1607?
What is checks and balances?
This term refers to the belief that elected representatives should make rules rather than just one leader.
What is legislative supremacy?
This uprising demonstrated the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
He coined the concept of natural rights in his writings.
Who was John Locke?