This group opposed a strong federal government and demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the new Constitution to protect the people
Who are the Anti-Federalists
100
This was the number of states needed to ratify the new constitution in order for it to become law.
What is 9 (out of 13)
100
These are a group of people sent to a meeting to represent others.
What are Delegates
100
This 1765 Act put a tax on documents and printed items such as newspapers and playing cards. It was the first tax that affected the colonists and made them upset with the British.
What is the Stamp Act
200
He was an Italian navigator in the spanish service, and discovered America in 1492
Who was Christopher Columbus
200
This document was signed by pilgrims before coming off the ship and it noted that they all agreed to obey the laws of the government the would set up.
What is the Mayflower Compact
200
This is the idea of dividing the government into three branches “separation of powers”
What are the three branches of government
What are Legislative, Judicial and Executive
200
This rebellion started when farmers who could not pay off their debts and as a result got their farms taken away marched into a courthouse with guns.
What is Shay's Rebellion
200
After a mob threw rocks and snow at a group of soldiers, the soldiers fired on the crown, killing five. This event is called?
What is the Boston Massacre
300
He was the first president and commander of American forces in the Revolutionary War
Who is George Washington
300
This Amendment makes sure criminals have rights to a lawyer and fair trial
What is Rights of the Accused
300
This was the number of English Colonies
What is 13
300
This was the government before the Constitution that did not have a president, legislature or courts and each state had their own money.
What are the Articles of Confederation
300
The colonists protested British taxes by dressing like native americans and dumping valuable items from British Ships. This event was called?
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence; document that announced that the thirteen American colonies saw themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Rule
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
The English came to America to set up the thirteen colonies for these 3 reasons
What are for
1. Wealth
2. religious freedom
3. a better life
400
The number of representatives a state has in the House of Representatives is based on what?
What is state population
400
This is the law that sets up the U.S. Federal government and gives power to the states and rights to the people
What is the United States Constitution
400
A group of leaders from all over the colonies met to say that the colonies had the right to no longer be under British Rule and have a right to say what their laws should be.
What is the First Continental Congress
500
He discovered that lightning is electricity and helped write the Declaration of Independence and helped advocate for the abolishment of slavery.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
500
These Amendments protect your right to express your ideas without fear of punishment and worship and worship without fear of punishment
What is freedom of speech and freedom of religion
500
These are the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. It protects the basic rights of people.
What are the Bill of Rights
500
Large and small states could not decide on how they should be represented. This decision called for two houses to deal with the problem both small and big states were dealing with.
What is the Great Compromise
500
This document said that colonists were free from British rule.