Who Am I?
I am the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
At this protest, colonists dressed up as Native Americans and destroyed tea by throwing it in a New England harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party
The US offically adopted the document to break up with Great Britain on this date.
What is July 4, 1776?
Our country's first rulebook.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The original goal of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.
What is to fix the Articles of Confederation?
I was the ruler of Great Britain that the colonists had many complaints about...
Who is King George III
What is the Stamp Act
Formally know as the Pennsylvania State House, this building is where the Founding Fathers agreed it was finally time to break away from Britain.
What is Independence Hall?
Because they were afraid of a strong central government like Britain had, the first rulebook of the US gave most of the power to this group
What are the states?
Women, Rhode Islanders, Native Americans, and African Americans
What are groups that were not at the Convention?
I was chosen to be the President of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington
Five colonists were killed by British troops at this violent riot in Massachusetts over the Townshend Revenue Acts
What is the Boston Massacre
This document explained why the colonists felt they had the right to revolt, that they were starting a new country, and hoped to gain support from foreign countries.
What is the the Declaration of Independence?
Under the 1st rules of the US, the country did not have the power to demand these from states.
What are taxes?
Document that replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the US Constitution?
I am considered to be the Father of the US Constitution
Who is James Madison
Extra taxes were put on the colonists by Britain to pay for this earlier war.
What is the French & Indian War?
This city is considered to be the birthplace of the US.
What is Philadelphia?
The % of states that needed to approve any change to our country's first rulebook.
What is 100?
Group of Founding Fathers (including Alexander Hamilton) that felt comfortable with the US having a president and liked that power was shared between three branches under our updated rulebook.
Federalists
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Britain passed this law to punish the colony of Massachusetts for rebellious activity in 1774
What is the Intolerable Acts?
What is 250?
The only branch established under our country's first rulebook.
What is the legislative branch (Congress)?
What is a Bill of Rights?