Revolutionary War
France, USA (or Colonies), and Great Britain.
The First Amendment gives the people these rights
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, and Assembly.
Leader of Great Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War
King George III
The Declaration of Independence gives people these 3 god-given rights.
What are Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness?
The US Constitution is this for the US Government
What is a rulebook for the government?
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
This controversial amendment gives people the right to own a gun.
What is the 2nd amendement?
The terms used to describe colonists who are for and against seperation from Great Britiain.
What are Patriots and Loyalists?
The Declaration of Independence declared that this country was separated from this other country.
What are the United States and Great Britain?
This type of agreement was important to create the US Constitution
This was a major cause of the war (has to do with money)
Taxes
The 3rd Amendment addressed the controversy surrounding this act passed by the British before the Revolution.
What is the Quartering Act?
Strong ally for the Colonists in the Revolutionary War
What is France?
This is the man who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What were the two major issues at the Constitutional Convention?
What are Slavery and States Rights?
This type of warfare was used commonly by the Colonists against the British.
Guerilla warfare
This term refers to when somebody is charged for the same crime twice.
What is double jeopardy?
This was a tax on all colonial papers.
What is the Stamp Act?
"All men are created equal" really only applied to....
Who are land-owning white men?
The Constitution was meant to replace this document, because it had this problem.
What are the Articles of Confederation and what is giving too much power to the states?
This battle was the turning point in the war.
Battle of Saratoga
In this situation, which amendment is being violated and how? "Thomas is being accused of destroying $500 worth of property at Walmart. He has requested a jury trial but is being denied by the judge."
What is the 7th Amendment? What is denial of a jury?
Among the Founding Fathers are: (3 names)
Who are Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Sherman, Madison, Hamilton? (or more)
This harsh and evil industry supposed to be in the Declaration of Independence, but it was removed for this reason.
What is Slavery? - was removed because of state delegates (likely from the south)
This plan created 3 branches of Government.
What is the Virginia Plan?