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The Revolution
Articles of Confederation
2nd Continental Congress
The Constitution
Bill of Rights
100
The country the Colonist fought for independence.
What is England?
100
The pinky finger represents this problem with the A.O.C.
What is weak central or Federal government?
100
The town where the Continental Congress met.
What is Philadelphia?
100
The Constitution replaced this first set of rules to run out government.
What is Article of Confederation?
100
The 1st Amendment protects these rights.
What are freedom of speech, religion, assembly and petition?
200
These were economic reasons the colonist rebelled against England.
What is the Acts. (Sugar Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts etc.)
200
Due to this event, leaders realized they needed to change the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
200
He was the leader of the convention.
Who is George Washington?
200
This is the number of principles of the Constitution.
What is 7?
200
This amendment protects US Citizens from illegal search and seizure by law enforcement.
What is the 4th amendment?
300
The boundary line established by England preventing the colonist from settling past the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
300
This was the name of the farmer who lead a rebellion against taxing.
Who is Daniel Shay?
300
These two groups came out of disagreement over the constitution.
What are Federalist and Anti-Federalist?
300
The branches of government set forth in the Constitution.
What is Executive, Legislative and Judicial?
300
This amendment guarantees a right to trial by a jury.
What is the 6th amendment?
400
This woman wrote early histories of the American Revolution.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
400
This is the state where Shay's rebellion occurred.
What is Massachusetts?
400
The names of the two compromises made during the Constitution Convention.
What are The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise?
400
Many representatives refused to sign the new Constitution until this was added.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
The 5th amendment protects US Citizens from being charged twice for a crime. (Name the term.)
What is double jeopardy?
500
Colonial protests and boycotting of English goods due to taxation are examples of this.
What is civil disobedience?
500
Shay's rebellion included about this many farmers.
What is 5,000?
500
The main argument of the constitution convention was based on this.
What is population?
500
These were historic documents used to support the new Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
500
The Bill of Rights were responses from this document delivered to the King of England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?