The American Revolution
The first set of written laws established by English settlers in North America.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The 1786 armed uprising of war veterans attacking the Springfield armory that highlighted the weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
The vocabulary term defined in the notes as meaning "to change or rewrite" a foundational document.
What is amend?
This 1978 John Carpenter film introduced the world to the terrifying, mask-wearing killer Michael Myers.
What is Halloween?
What color are Mr. Warren's eyes?
Blue
A contract-based form of labor where a person bound themselves to work for a fixed period in exchange for eventual freedom.
What is indentured servitude?
The compromise combining the Virginia Plan (proportional representation) and New Jersey Plan (equal representation) to create a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
A major weakness of this first U.S. governing document was that amendments could not be made to it.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
In The Shining, Jack Nicholson famously axes through a bathroom door and shouts this catchphrase from The Tonight Show.
What is "Here's Johnny!"?
Describe the iconic "Mr. Warren fit"
Black/Red flannel, blue jeans
Part of the Intolerable Acts, this law required American colonists to house British soldiers in their private homes.
What is the Quartering Act?
Known as the "Penman of the Revolution," this figure led the committee to draft the Articles of Confederation
Who is John Dickinson?
This amendment requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause before conducting searches and seizures.
What is the 4th Amendment?
In Scream, the masked killer Ghostface asks victims this terrifying pop-culture question over the telephone.
What is "What's your favorite scary movie?"
What is Mr. Warren's favorite band?
Green Day
The famous phrase describing the opening shots fired between colonial militias and British redcoats at Lexington and Concord.
What is "the shot heard round the world"?
The system of government where power is shared between individual state governments and a central national government.
What is federalism?
The 5th Amendment protection that prevents a person from being tried twice for the exact same criminal offense.
What is double jeopardy? (or "twice put in jeopardy of life or limb")
In Greek mythology, looking directly into the eyes of this snake-haired Gorgon would instantly turn a person to stone.
Who is Medusa?
How many concerts has Mr. Warren been to in his life?
8
A section originally written by Jefferson blaming King George III for this institution was removed prior to final publication.
What is the slave trade?
Expressed in the phrase "We the People," this principle states that the ultimate power of the U.S. government comes from its citizens.
What is popular sovereignty?
The 5th Amendment requirement stating that private property cannot be taken for public use without providing this to the owner.
What is just compensation?
This 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson explores the dual nature of man through a London doctor and his evil alter ego.
What is Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
In what place did Mr. Warren come in at the National Skeet Shooting Championships?
6th