Influential Documents
Enlightenment Ideas
British Acts and Declaration of Independence
A.O.C.
The Constitution
100
Who wrote Common Sense

What is Thomas Paine

100

What idea did Thomas Hobbes believe

What is social contract

100

What document was written during the Second Continental Congress

What is Declaration of Independence.

100

What was the first Constitution of the United States of America called

What is Articles of Confederation

100

What year was the Constitution written

What is 1787

200

What effect did the publication of "Common Sense" have on the views of the colonists

What is advocated for independence from Great Britain

200

What belief did the philosopher Voltaire hold that influenced the Founding fathers

What is Freedom of Speech

200

What caused the Taxation of the Colonies by Britain

What is French and Indian war (Seven Years War)

200

Name two of the weaknesses of the A.O.C.

What is Collect taxes/regulate trade/ enforce laws/no national court system/ laws required 9 out of 13 states to pass/ unanimous vote needed to change constitution

200

Who proposed proposed the Virginia plan

What is James Madison

300

How did the Mayflower Compact influence the Founding Fathers

What is established the idea of a social contract

300

What idea of Baron de Montesquieu influenced the founding fathers

What is Separation of powers

300

What enlightenment philosopher heavily influenced the Declaration of Independence

What is John Locke

300

When was the A.O.C. written

What is 1777

300

What group pushed for the addition of the bill of rights to the Constitution

What is Anti-Federalists

400

How did the Magna Carta effect the Founding Fathers

What is developed the idea of limited government/ established rule of law.
400

John Locke believed that people have the rights to life, liberty, and what other right

What is Property

400

Name two events that led to the Declaration of Independence

What is Sugar act/Stamp act/Declaratory act/Townshend acts/Coercive acts/tea act

400

What event caused the writing of a new constitution to replace the Articles

What is Shays rebellion

400

Name 5 of the Ten Amendments which are part of the Bill of Rights

What is Freedom of Expression, Right to possess a firearm, refuse the quartering of soldiers, refuse unreasonable searches without a warrant, confessing against yourself or tried for the same crime again, right to speedy public trial and trial by jury, right to trial by jury in certain cases that involve common law, protection from cruel and unusual punishments, more rights than listed on the bill of rights, powers not explicitly given to the government is given to the states

500
What Ideas were important in the English Bill of Rights
What is individual rights, liberties, privilege's. 
500

What was the main idea of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that influenced the founding fathers

What is legislative power is in the hands of the people

500

When and where did the Second Continental Congress meet

What is May 1775 Independence Hall, Philadelphia

500

Why was the A.O.C. created to be so weak

What is a strong central government could oppress the states like how Great Britain was oppressing the colonies

500

Who benefitted the most from the Virginia plan

What is Larger states