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Government
People of the Past
Vocabulary
Wait! I KNOW THAT!
Who did or could have said it?
100

Branch of government consisting of elected representatives from each state

What is the Legislative branch?

100
"Father of the Constitution" and later 4th president
Who is James Madison?
100
A word meaning to undo or take back a law

What is repeal?

100

Document that described how the settlers of the Plymouth Colony would run their government

What is the Mayflower Compact?

100
Who could have introduced himself by saying, "I am the leader of the Continental Army."
Who is George Washington?
200
The branch of the government that enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
200
Author of the Declaration of Independence and later 3rd President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
This act required the colonists to house British troups.
What is the Quartering Act?
200
Group of colonists who formed to oppose British policies and organize boycotts against British goods.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
200

Who could have said, "I am the first person from Europe to map Canada" 

Who is Jacques Cartier?

300
The branch of the government that interprets laws
What is the judicial branch?
300

Civilization that ruled over what is now Mexico for thousands of years before the arrival of the Spanish

Who are the Aztec?

300
Thomas Paine's pamphlet that called for the colonies to break away from England.
What is Common Sense?
300

Famous writer who was the first African-American to publish poetry

Who is the Phillis Wheatley?

300
He rode through the country side yelling, "The British are Coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
400
This tells us each branch of the government is equal in power to the others.
What is "checks and balances"?
400
A series of battles that proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
What is Saratoga?
400
Agreement to count slaves as 3/5 of a states population.
What is the 3/5th Compromise?
400
Conflict in which Crispus Attucks and 4 others were killed
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
Who said, "I am a patriot, not a traitor!"
Who is Benedict Arnold?
500
The letter sent to England adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress declaring the colonies were no longer a part of England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500

Leader of the British Army during the Revolutionary War

Who is William Howe?

500
The first ten amendments are called this.
What are the Bill of Rights?
500
Members of the colonial militia trained to respond "quickly".
Who are the minutemen?
500
Patriot who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!!!!"
Who is Patrick Henry?