Colonial Times
The men working for the Virginia Company were motivated by God, glory, and _____.
Gold
_____ was the leader of the Continental Army and the 1st President of the United States.
George Washington
The Constitution outlines _____ branches of the federal government.
Three
Many Europeans came to the Americas to gain wealth, which is an example of the American ideal of _____.
Opportunity
The 3 cultures present in the Americas before the War for Independence were European settlers, Native Americans, and _____.
African slaves
The name of the man who was the main author of both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is _____.
Hint: he was also the 4th president.
The Bill of Rights was passed all at once and contains the first _____ amendments to the Constitution.
10
It was important to many that the rights and liberties of the people of the United States be protected, so some people refused to sign the Constitution without attaching a __________.
Bill of Rights
Because the Southern Colonies had economies that were more focused on plantations, they relied more heavily on _____ labor.
Slave
Thomas Jefferson was the author of _________, which contains 27 grievances about the King of England.
The Declaration of Independence
The branch of government that was the subject of the most amendments was the _____.
President; Executive
Even though "equality" is seen as a core American ideal, __________ is some evidence that the U.S. has not lived up to that ideal.
Voting rights or slavery or Native American exploitation, etc.
The part of the triangle of trade between Africa, the Americas, and Europe that transported enslaved people across the Atlantic is called _____.
The Middle Passage
Many revolutionaries shouted "No taxation without _____!" to protest the British government.
Representation
The Constitution was only written due to the clear flaws in __________, which outlined the first government of the United States.
The Articles of Confederation
Democracy and self-government is seen as a core American ideal. _____ is some evidence that the United States has lived up to that ideal.
The success of the Constitution or representative democracy or the expansion of voting rights over time, etc.
_____ is one of the 3 rights that John Locke argued the government should protect.
Life, liberty, or property
John Adams was the 1st __________ of the United States, before becoming the 2nd President.
Vice President
The "right to privacy" is not explicitly stated in the Constitution, but many argue that the right can be found in the _____ Amendment.
3rd or 4th
Even though "rights and liberty" is seen as a core American ideal, __________ is some evidence that the U.S. has not lived up to that ideal.
Demographics of the Framers or continuation of slavery or rights exclusive to white land-owning men, etc.