Vocab
A system where citizens vote for leaders.
What is a democracy?
This was the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This document listed grievances against King George III.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This war was fought between the American colonies and Britain.
What was the American Revolution?
King of Britain during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
We call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This man wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This document created the three branches of government.
What is the United States Constitution?
This protest against taxes that involved colonists dressed as Native Americans throwing items from the king's ship into the Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
These explorers created the first maps of America and logged scientific information about creatures they discovered.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
Phrase meaning dividing government authority among different branches for checks and balances so not one area of government is supreme?
What is separation of powers?
This Founding Father is known as the “Father of the Constitution”.
Who is James Madison?
This part of the constitution begins with “We the People”.
What is the "Preamble"?
For 15 million dollars, land ownership doubled and added the port of New Orleans to America.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
This man was the primary author of Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This economic system is based on private ownership and profit.
What is Capitalism?
This Founding Father helped secure French support during the American Revolution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This document was America’s first plan of government before the Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This compromise counted enslaved people as less than 1 person towards the population count for representation.
What was the 3/5ths compromise?
He gave the famous “Give me liberty or give me death!” speech.
Who is Patrick Henry?
This principle says each branch of government can limit the power of the separate branches by doing this.
What is checks and balances?
This Founding Father also served as a General of the continental army during the American Revolutionary war.
Who is George Washington?
The first American government during the revolutionary war.
What is the continental congress?
This rebellion showed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and helped lead to the Constitution.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
This anti-slavery leader escaped slavery and became a famous speaker and writer.
Who is Fredrick Douglas?