Government
The branch that makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The slogan colonists used to protest taxes.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
This was America’s first government plan.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Preamble begins with these three famous words.
What is “We the People”?
The French and Indian War was fought between these two major countries.
What are Britain and France?
The branch that carries out laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Britain passed these to punish Boston after the Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Under the Articles, most power belonged to ____________.
What are the states?
The Preamble states that the Constitution was written to “form a more perfect ______.”
What is union?
Native Americans mostly sided with this country.
What is France?
The branch that interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This group organized protests and boycotts against Britain.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
One major weakness was that Congress could not collect ____________.
What are taxes?
What phrase means fair laws and courts?
What is "establish justice"
The war was fought over control of this region.
What is the Ohio River Valley / land in North America?
Congress can remove the president from office.
What is impeachment?
This first meeting of colonial leaders discussed unity and protest strategies.
What is the First Continental Congress?
This rebellion showed the Articles were weak and change was needed.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
What phrase means protecting the nation with a military?
What is "provide for the common defense?
This country won the French and Indian War.
What is Great Britain?
The Senate approves Supreme Court Justices.
What is a check on the executive and judicial branches?
Because of the Articles’ weaknesses, leaders met at this event.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The goal “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity” means…
What is protecting freedom for present and future Americans?
After the war, Britain taxed the colonies to pay for war debt. This eventually led to…
What is the American Revolution?