Bill of Rights
American Revolution
100
What is the 8th amendment?
No excessive Fines or Bail No cruel punishments No unusual punishment
100
What is a loyalist?
Colonist loyal to Britain's law and did not want independence
200
What is the Bill of Rights?
10 Amendments that were added to the constitution to give personal freedoms to the citizens of the United States.
200
Who said "I have not yet begun to fight!!!" ???
John Paul Jones
300
Name the 5 freedoms that are in the 1st amendment
Freedom of religion,speech,press, Freedom to assemble Freedom to Petition
300
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonist could not pass Appalachian Mountains and settle in the Ohio River Valley
400
What is an amendment?
A change in the constitution giving citizens certain freedoms
500
Name 1,2,4,5,6,8, amendment and what freedom each of the give
1- speech,religion,press,assemble,petition 2-right to bear arms 4-no unreasonable search and seizure 5-no forcing people to be witnesses against themselves,no double jeopardy, right to trial with an impartial jury 6-right to a lawyer 8- No excessive fines or bail