The 13 American colonies were founded by this European country.
What is England (or Britain)?
100
The Articles of Confederation were the first attempt to have this for the 13 colonies.
What is a government of the 13 colonies? (or, what is an American government?)
100
Delegates from the 13 states gathered in Philadelphia to write a new Constitution for the United States in
What is 1787?
100
These are first three words of the U.S. Constitition.
What are "We the People?"
100
This first Amendment (addition or change) to the Constitution protects 5 freedoms. They are:
What are Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly, and Religion?
200
These two countries had the largest land claims in North America at the end of the French and Indian War in 1763.
What are Britain and Spain?
200
Under the Articles of Confederation, each of the 13 states had this many votes in Congress.
What is one (1)?
200
One of the biggest debates delegates had at the convention was about this.
What is representation, or how would states be represented in Congress?
200
He is known as the "father of the Constitution," also later the 4th President of the United States.
Who is James Madison?
200
The Fourth (4th) Amendment protects us from Search and Seizure without one of these.
What is a warrant?
300
To protest the the Townshend Acts and the Tea Act, American used this 3-word phrase to express their belief that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies.
What is Taxation without Representation?
300
One of the biggest problems of the Articles of Confederation was that _______________ were not united, and had more power than the central government.
What are the 13 states?
300
This Compromise about how to count slaves in Southern States made enslaved people into a fraction and made slavery legal under the Constitution.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
300
These are the three branches of government as outlined in the Constitution.
What is Legislative, Exectutive and Judicial?
300
The Fifth Amendment has 5 parts. This part of the Amendment protects us from having to testify against ourselves, or answer that might make us look guilty.
What is Self-Incrimination?
400
According to the Declaration of Independence, the most important 3 natural rights of all humans are these.
What are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?
400
This rebellion demonstrated to the American leaders that the Articles of Confederation were not working and they would need to design a new government.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
Under the Articles of Confederation, the first American government did not have one of these.
What is a President?
400
This is the system by which the branches of government keeps each other "in check" - from having too much power.
What is Checks and Balances?
400
The Seventh (7th) amendment says that if you are involved in a lawsuit for more than $20, you have a right to this:
What is a Trial by Jury?
500
These 2 battles in 1775 proved that Americans were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.
What is Lexington and Concord?
500
Under the Articles of Confederation, these Territories between the Ohio River and the Mississippi River would be forever free of Slavery.
What are the Northwest Territories?
500
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government of the 13 states did not have one of these:
What is a President, or Chief Executive?
500
Under the Constitution, this is the system of shared power between the Federal Government and the States.
What is Federalism?
500
The Sixth (6th) Amendment protects our right to these 6 things if we are put on trial: (name at least 5)
What is a 1) speedy and public trial; 2) impartial jury, same town or district; 3) know what crime we're being accused of; 4) know who is a witness against us; 5) call our own witnesses to defend us; 6) have a lawyer