Declaration Of Independence
This founding father had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
This was the year Congress adopted the Articles Of Confederation.
What is 1777?
Which branch of government is outlined in Article I of the US Constitution?
Legislative Branch (Congress)
_______________ said, "The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon."
Who is George Washington?
This colony is the birthplace of the first president.
What is Virginia?
There are this many grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence against King George III
27
The Articles Of Confederation composed of this many articles and a preamble.
What is 13 Articles?
He is known as the father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This founding father, 2nd president of the U.S., said “Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”
Who is John Adams?
This state, the landing place for the Mayflower, is the birthplace of John Adams.
What is Massachusetts?
He was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This American document served as the successor to the Articles of Confederation, composed in 1789.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
There are this many amendments in the Constitution.
27 amendments
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” ... was said by this founding father.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This city was where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written.
What is Philadelphia?
These are the three unalienable rights.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This gathering took place in 1787 in order to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
Describe how power is balanced in the US Constitution.
Equal power between states & federal government
___________ said "A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life." ...
Who is John Hancock?
This was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
What is Delaware?
He was the third president of the U.S, and was selected to compose the original draft of the document.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Why were the Articles of Confederation organized to give states more power than the federal government?
Because the Continental Congress was afraid of giving too much power to one person or group.
The final article of the US Constitution describes what?
How to make changes (amendments) to the Constitution.
_____________ said “Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.” ...
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Which two states did not ratify the US Constitution?
What is North Carolina and Rhode Island.