taxed nearly all printed material printed material by requiring it to bear a government seal or symbol
What is the Stamp Act?
100
members of the colonial resistance against Britain who dressed up as Mohawk Indians, raided British ships, and threw tea crates overboard
What is the Boston Tea Party?
100
a document that oulines the laws and principles of a government
What is a constitution?
100
stated that each slave would count as "three-fifths" of a person when it came to counting a state's population to determine representation in Congress.
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
100
amendment guaranteeing the right to bear arms
What is the Second Amendment?
200
In 1767, Parliament passed these, which taxed imported goods like glass and tea
What is the Townshend Acts?
200
Name of 1770 event in which British soldiers who felt threatened by a mob of angry protestors fired shots that left several colonists dead or dying.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
America's first written plan of government, ratified in 1781. Later proved to be too weak!
What are the Articles of Confederation?
200
this body's sole purpose is to elect the president every four years. If no majority is reached by this body, then the election is decided in the House of Representatives
What is the Electoral College?
200
amendment which includes the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause
What is the first amendment?
300
act stating that Parliament had the authority to impose laws on the colonies
What is the Declaratory Act?
300
In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed these acts, closing Boston Harbor and placing a military governor over Massachusetts.
What is the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?
300
Treaty signed in France that officially ended the American Revolution in 1783
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
consists of the first ten amendments of the Constitution and serves to underline the civil liberties U.S. citizens possess.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
amendment protecting citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the Fourth Amendment?
400
required colonists to house and supply British soldiers stationed in North America
What is the Quartering Act?
400
In 1776 this gentleman published his famous pamphlet, 'Common Sense', calling for American independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
400
Massachusetts rebellion led by farmers who oppsed the state raising taxes to pay for war debts
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
principle of the Constitution characterized by the division of power between three branches of government
What is separation of powers?
400
amendment prohibiting the government from imposing excessive fines, excessive bail, and forbids cruel and unusual punishment
What is the Eighth Amendment?
500
forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachin Mountains and put the territory under British military control
What is the Proclmation of 1763?
500
Autor of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
passed by Congress in 1785, this law provided guidelines under which new states could be admitted to the union (the U.S.).
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
500
Constitutional principle/system created to make sure no single branch of government tried to use their authority to overpower the others
What is checks and balances?
500
amendment stating that rights specifically mentioned in the Bill of Rights are not necessarily the ONLY ones enjoyed by the people