During the revolutionary war, there were this many british colonies fighting for their independence in the Americas
What is thirteen?
100
That it is the right of the people to overthrow an oppressive government appears in this colonial document
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
The President’s power to veto a bill drafted by Congress is an example of this constitutional principle
What is checks and balances?
100
At this meeting in Philadelphia, delegates from each of the 13 states came to discuss the details of the new national constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
100
After the Revolutionary War, the states decided to adopt this form of government in order prevent a tyrannical central government from forming
What is a confederation? (or What are the Articles of Confederation?)
200
Before the Revolutionary War, the Treat of Paris (1763) established this geographic feature as the boundary for colonial settlement
What is the Appalachian Mountains
200
Thomas Paine published this pamphlet in 1776 to gain support for colonial independence
What is Common Sense?
200
This constitutional principle drawn from the writings of political philosopher Montesquieu is used to explain the division of the federal government into three branches
What is the separation of powers?
200
The number of states that needed to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect
What is 9 (out of 13)?
200
Antifederalist objections to the ratification of the Constitution led to the drafting of this document
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
After the Revolutionary War, Americans looked to expand settlements to this region
What is the Northwest Territory?
300
The colonists’ slogan “No taxation without representation” expresses this Lockean principle
What is consent of the governed?
300
Under the Constitution, this branch of government has the power to declare war
What is the legislative branch?
300
This compromise resolved the issue of congressional representation for large states and small states
What is the Great Compromise or the Connecticut Plan?
300
This constitutional protection allows an individual to appeal to the government to if his or her 5th and 6th amendment rights have been violated
What is (the writ of) habeas corpus?
400
This geographic feature contributed most to the development of commerce in colonial America
What is (natural) harbors?
400
The Virginia House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact were steps towards this element of American government
What is representative government?
400
This clause in the Constitution was included to give Congress the power expand its influence to adapt to changes in society
What is the Elastic Clause or the Necessary and Proper Clause?
400
This compromise reconciled the interests of slave states in the south and free states in the north
What is the Three-fifth Compromise?
400
This state initially refused to send delegates to attend the Constitutional Convention
What is Rhode Island?
500
At the end of the Revolutionary War, this geographic feature became the western boundary of the United States
What is the Mississippi River?
500
During the colonial period, this region accounted for nearly 70% of exports from the colonies
What is the South (including the Chesapeake)?
500
The President can exert his or her influence over the judicial branch by
What is appointing federal judges/Supreme Court justices?
500
During these debates, delegates from the thirteen states wrote anonymous essays arguing for or against the ratification of the Constitution
What are Federalist - Antifederalist Debates?
500
This clause in the Constitution vests ultimate legal power in the federal government of the US