Vocabulary
Military force made up of civilians trained as soldiers
What is a Militia?
What is Freedom of Speech, religion, press, assembly, petition?
The Albany Plan of Union aimed to
What is to Provide a way for the English colonies to work together (against the French and Native Americans)
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
What are the Bill of Rights?
In this compromise, a portion of slaves counted as population of the states for voting purposes
What is the Three-fifths compromise
Agreement in which each side gives up some demands
What is a Compromise
Rules under which a government will operate
What is the Constitution
The Main purpose of the Declaration of Independence
What is to declare independence from Great Britain?
He wrote a pro-independence pamphlet titled Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine
A division of power between the federal government and the states
What is Federalism?
The shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
What is a blockade?
This term means that the federal government has only the powers given to it by the Constitution
What is Limited Powers?
This marked the official end to the American Revolution
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The process of electing the president of the United States
What is the electoral college, (the people do not elect directly)
This person helped to influence the Founding Father's decision to declare independence from Great Britain
Who is John Locke
A formal agreement between two powers to work together towards a common goal.
What is an alliance
A term that means the powers of government are divided among the branches
What is Separation of Powers?
The Colonists resented the Tea Act because it
What is it established a British monopoly on tea?
The most important power of the Supreme Court
What is the power to Interpret the Constitution?
This person influenced the founders in their creation of a government with powers separated into different branches
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products.
What is a Boycott
These documents influenced the creators of the Constitution
What are the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence?
Colonial settlers had to remain east of the Appalachians
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This details a long list of specific complaints against King George III
What is the first section of the Declaration of Independence?
This document limited the King of England's power for the first time. Signed in the 11th century
What is the Magna Carta?