Constitution
Which document is considered the 'supreme law of the land' in the United States?
What is The U.S. Constitution?
Doubled the size of the U.S., 15 million, 1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What is a weak central government?
What year was Jamestown founded?
What is 1607?
First African American in U.S. Government
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the constitution?
What is Bill of Rights?
What was the main purpose of Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan?
What is to strengthen the national economy?
Shay's Rebellion (1786-1787) was caused by:
What were the dates of the Civil War?
What is 1861-1865?
Which court case established the principle of judicial review?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?
What is the legislative branch?
Which event showed that the new federal government under the Constitution was strong enough to enforce its laws?
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
The Whiskey Rebellion tested the new government's ability to:
What year did the Constitutional Convention, where the U.S. Constitution was written, take place in Philadelphia?
What is 1787?
Who is known as the primary author of the Declaration of Indepence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What is the purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution?
What is to explain the goals of the new government?
British Impressment of American Sailors
What is War of 1812?
The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention resolved a dispute over:
What is Representation in Congress?
Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson
What is 1776?
Who argued for a strong central government and established the national bank?
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Which amendment guarantees freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, and Assembly?
What is the First Amendment?
Which event marked the beginning of George Washington’s presidency and the Early Republic era
What is Ratification of the Constitution?
The three-fifths Compromise determined how enslaved people would be counted for:
What is Representation and Taxation?
What is 1620?
Who conducted the underground railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman?