American Revolution
Proclamation of ____ closed off the western region
1763
Name of the introduction
Preamble
What system of Government
Confederal
Names of the sections
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
How many branches of government are there
3
The Boston ___ Party
Tea
The three parts
Preamble, Grievences, Conclusion
Reason why it was created
The founding fathers wanted to be different from Britain, so they chose the opposite system of government
What's in the preamble
Goals and purposes
What are the branches of government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Reason why colonlists were upset about being taxed
They were taxed without representation in parliment
Purpose
To declare independence from Britain and let the world know
Name 2 problems
-One branch govt
-Hard to amend
-No taxes
-No military
Whats in the Amendments section
The Bill of Rights and other amendments
What is the power each branch has on another
checks and balances
Act that was boycotted and repealled
Stamp Act
Name of the author
Thomas Jefferson
What event showed the problems better
Shay's rebellion
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches in that order
Name a check congress has on the president
-Override Veto
-Impeach
-Approve Appointments
-Approve Treaties
Incident that had soldiers fire down civilian protesters that resulted in five deaths
Boston Massecre
1 Grievence
Quartering
Taxation without representation
What replaced the Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Which group is responsible for the addition of the Bill of Rights
The Anti-Federalists
Name the check the judicial branch has on both congress and the president
Judicial Review, Declare Acts Unconstitutional