The Colonial Period
Incurred a huge war debt from the French and Indian War
What is Great Britain
Single Chambered Congress
What is Unicameral
Settled the dispute about representation among big states and small states
What is The Connecticut Compromise
Man considered the Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison
The King who imposed new taxes and controls on colonial trade
Who is King George III
Settled disputes between states under this government
What is Congress
Solved another problem of representation in the House and also dealt with taxation
What is The Three-Fifths Compromise
The name of the government we operated under immediately after the Revolutionary War
What are the Articles of Confederation
The first battle of the Revolutionary War takes place here
What is Lexington and Concord
Congress did not have this power to generate revenue
What is Levy Taxes
This compromise appealed to Northern states because it gave them the power of interstate and foreign commerce
What is the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
The current Speaker of the House
Who is Kevin McCarthy
The colonists called the "Coercive Taxes" this
What is the Intolerable Acts
When U.S. citizens took up arms against the government because of not being paid and losing their farms
What is Shay's Rebellion
First African American Supreme Court Justice that criticized the Framers of the Constitution
Who is Thurgood Marshall
The Secretary of State
Who is Anthony Blinken
(John Locke) All people are born free, equal, and independent; had right to life, liberty, and property; could form governments to protect their rights
What is Two Treatisies on Government
Served as the acting government during the Revolutionary War
What is the Second Continental Congress
One major achievement of The Articles of Confederation is that it set up 4 different cabinet positions
What are the Departments of War, Marine, Foreign Affairs, Treasury
Group opposing the Constitution becaused they feared a strong National Government
Who are the Anti-Federalists
Framer that sat in the "Rising Sun Chair"
Who is George Washington