The Revolutionaries
The Sugar, Tea, Stamp and _________ Acts violated the freedom of the colonists to make decisions for themselves.
Quartering
The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4th of this year.
1776
The Articles of Confederation were financially weak, as our government could not ______ to gain revenue.
Tax
The large state's Virginia Plan and small state's New Jersey Plan resulted in this agreement in the Constitutional Convention.
The Great Compromise
Liberty
Following the French and Indian War, the British government attempted to tax the colonists without representation to pay their massive...
War Debt
This document is considered America's first Social Contract/Compact.
The Declaration of Independence
George Mason argued against a powerful central/federal government, which made him an...
Anti-Federalist
The First Amendment protects your right to protest, gather, speak, the media and...
Religion
This term refers to an agreement in society of behavior and action.
Social Contract/Compact.
Colonists protested their anger over the Tea Act during the...
Boston Tea Party
The Declaration of Independence asserts that a government "derives it's power from the consent of the ________"
governed/people
Shay's Rebellion
The Bill of Rights protects you from unwarranted search and seizure in this amendment.
The 4th Amendment
Natural Rights are considered everyone's based on their status as a human being. The Founding Fathers argued they came from this source.
God/Creator
Colonists protested their displeasure with quartering British soldiers prior to the...
Boston Massacre
One grievance highlighted in the Declaration of Independence involved King George taking away the colonists law making body, called a...
Legislature
Large and small states argued over the amount of __________ each should receive in congress.
Representation
Equal
This term refers to the right to overthrow an abusive government.
The first physical battle between the British and American militaries took place in 2 towns called...
Lexington and Concord
The DOI says "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that their are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness." These are examples of what?
natural rights
Northern and Southern states debated representation and slave population, resulting in this compromise.
The 3/5's Compromise
The division of 3 branches in our federal/central government is often referred to by this motto.
Separation of Power
Bicameral refers to a 2-house branch of government that serves this function.
Law Making/Legislative/Legislature