Important Figures
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is First Amendment
“We hold these truths to be self-evident…”
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This document was approved on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created ___.”
What is Equal?
He is known as the "Father of the Costitution" and played a key role in drafting the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
"You have the right to remain silent" relates to this amendment.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
“No taxation without representation!”
Who are the colonists?
This document contains the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
“Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of ___.”
What is Happiness?
He led the continental army and later became the first president of the US
Who is George Washington
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
“Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Who is Patrick Henry?
The Declaration announced the colonies were free from this country.
What is Great Britain?
"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the ___.”
What is Governed?
He was the king the colonists complained about in the declaration.
Who is King George lll?
The Second Amendment protects this right.
What is the right to bear arms?
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
Who is the American officer at the Battle of Bunker Hill? (“Colonial officers”)
He authored most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
“We, therefore… solemnly publish and declare, that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be, Free and ___ States.”
What is independent?
He refused to sign the constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights, pushing the Founders to add it.
George Mason
This Amendment guarantees a speedy and public trial.
What is the sixth amendment?
He insisted the Bill of Rights be added as a condition for ratifying the Constitution.
Who is George Mason?
The Bill of Rights was added to satisfy this group that feared a strong central government.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
“Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or ___ it.”
What is abolish?