Foundations of Government
This country gave us most of our ideas about government.
What is Britian?
Under the direct control of the king.
What is a Royal Colony?
The Constitutional convention was held in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
The president of the convention.
Who is George Washington?
They believed the Constitution gave to much power to the central government, and lacked a bill of rights?
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The leader of Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Who is King George III?
The first capital was here.
What is New York?
He is the author of most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
A colony in which the proprietor was given a land grant from the king.
What is a Proprietary Colony?
This man is called the father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
Oldest member of the Convention.
Who is James Madison?
This was the number of states needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is 9?
Tax placed on newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
Congress would be composed of 2 Houses or bicameral. The Senate's representation would be equal. The House of Representatives' representation would be decided by population.
What is the Connecticut or Great Compromise?
King John was forced to sign this document.
What is the Magna Carta?
These colonies were self-governing.
What is a charter colony?
This plan called for representation to be based by population in Congress.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The location of Thomas Jefferson.
Where is France?
The first state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Delaware?
Under the Articles of Confederation, this was its biggest weakness.
What is no power to raise funds or military?
A state could count 60% of their slaves.
What is the 3/5th compromise?
Ben Franklin came up this first attempt unify the colonies.
What is the Albany Plan?
This man was the proprietor of the Pennsylvania colony.
Who is William Penn?
This plan called for representation to be equal in Congress.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
The location of John Adams.
Where is Britian?
These were the articles written in favor of the Constitution in New York.
What is the federalist papers?
Rebellion by Massachusetts farmers was led by this man.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Congress couldn't tax exports (cotton) and the issue of slavery couldn't be discussed in congress.
What is the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise?
American history and government can be traced back to the French, Spanish, the English, and this country.
What is the Netherlands? (the dutch)
This person in a county government says what your land or house is worth.
Who is an assessor?
This state did not show up.
What is Rhode Island?
Came up with the Conneticut Compromise.
Who is Roger Sherman?
One author of the Federalist Papers.
What is John Jay, James Madison, or Alexander Hamilton?
This man betrayed the union army to become a British Officer.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
Slavery couldn't be discussed in Congress for this many years.
What is 20?