The American Revolution
Colonial Protests on the Tea Act led to the famous "Tea Party" in which City?
What is Boston?
Name the three branches of government.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches?
The primary goal of the Articles of Confederation was to avoid this type of government at all costs.
What is a Monarchy?
The new US Constitution was looking to replace this failing governmental document.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The Bill of Rights is the First Ten Amendments to this Document.
What is the US Constitution?
This Military Commander got his start in the French Indian War.
Who is George Washington?
The number of United States Senators.
What is 100?
There have been Five Instances in American History where a Candidate has lost the Popular Vote but won the Electoral College. The first time was in 1824. George W Bush defeated Al Gore the same way in 2000. Name the most recent US President to win an election without winning the popular vote.
Who is Donald Trump?
British Parliament began taxing the colonies after this historic event.
What the Seven Years War (French & Indian War)?
The Two Houses of Congress are the House and the Senate. Each State gets 2 Senators while House Representation is based on this..
What is Population?
The Massachusetts Farmer who led a rebellion in the western part of the state that essentially ended the Articles of Confederation.
Who is Daniel Shays?
The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 in this Patriotic City.
What is Philadelphia?
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Assembly, and Press
What is the First Amendment?
The British Monarch during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
The number of Electoral College votes a State receives is based on its number of senators and this.
What are House Representatives?
The Declaration of Independence was written by this Founding Father and Future US President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
House Reps run for reelection every 2 years while a Senators term lasts relatively longer than that..
What is Six Years?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the Federal Government only had the power to handle these type of affairs.
What are Foreign Affairs (Peace Treaties)?
The State Plan in which each State got one vote (a plan similar to the plan they tried to replace).
What is the NJ Plan?
The Right to Bear Arms
This General originally fought for the colonies but betrayed the rebels and joined the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
The 22nd Amendment limits a President to 2 terms in office. However, if a Vice President assumes the Presidency their term can extend beyond that.
What is 10 years?
General Cornwallis surrendered in this coastal city, marking the end of the Revolutionary War?
What is Yorktown?
The Number of Electoral Votes needed to win the Presidency.
What is 270?
With a lack of Federal Regulation, trade wars began between states caused by what economic duty?
What are Tariffs?
James Madison drafted this Plan of the Constitution.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The Right to Avoid Double Jeopardy and you do not have to testify against yourself.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
The founder father first sent to France to ask for aid in the Revolution.
This Territory is the only one in the United States that gives electoral votes in a Presidential Election?
What is Washington D.C?
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The number of Justices on SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States).
What is Nine?
In 1786, this city hosted a Convention supposed to handle trade negotiations. Instead it laid the groundwork for the Constitutional Convention the following Spring.
What is Annapolis, MD?
After its finishing touches this colony became the first to ratify it, becoming the First US State...
What is Delaware?
Any powers not given to the Government by the Constitution will be returned back to the States.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
The American "Pirate" who attacked the British Navy in Europe and flew with an original version of the American Flag?
Who is John Paul Jones?
The Leader of this Branch of the Government is Second in Line to Presidency after the VP.
Who is Speaker of the House?