Important Papers
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created ____ ." - Declaration of Independence
equal
The 13 colonies needed to be a little tougher / To keep them safe, Georgia would have to be their ____
buffer
To refuse to buy items out of protest.
boycott
This amendment provides the rights to bear arms.
2ND
Manufactured goods were sent to colonies and resources were sent back to the ____ ____.
mother country
This lists the purposes of government.
Preamble to the Constitution
Jefferson ain't gonna share his loot / He refused to pay the Barbary pirates ____
tribute
More than 50% of the total.
majority
This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
8TH
What you'd call a person who supported England.
Loyalist
The Supreme law of the land.
The Constitution
The XYZ Affair stunk, it gave Adams the hives / All because French agents wouldn't talk without ____.
bribes
A prohibition or blocking of trade.
embargo
This amendment protects reserved powers to the states.
10TH
Paine said "Europe, not England, is the true parent" in this pamphlet.
Common Sense
This is included to justify why colonists deserve independence from England.
List of Grievances
These guys wanna be legit, but the Articles are stankin' / South Carolina reabsorbs the ____ ____ of ____.
Lost State of Franklin
A person that owes money
debtor
This amendment was included because of colonial experience with illegal use of writs of assistance (warrants).
4TH
The trade relationship between the mother country and her colonies.
mercantilism
The three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration's Preamble.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Mother country turns her back and her authority is wrecked / Colonies do what they want due to ____ ____.
salutary neglect
Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a period of time in exchange for passage to the Americas.
indentured servant
The five basic freedoms outlined in the first amendment.
religion, assembly, press, petition, speech
This act made mercantilism the law.
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