Founding Fathers
Who was promoted to commander during the Second Continental Congress?
George Washington
Who did the Federalists appeal to?
The wealthy land owners
Who did the Anti-Federalists appeal to?
The common folk and farmers.
What war led to the making of the constitution?
The Revolutionary War
What is the 2nd amendment?
Right to bear arms
Who's signature was biggest on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
What did the Federalists stand for?
They liked a strong federal government.
What were the Anti-Federalist's views?
Anti-federalists wanted a weak federal government.
What year was the constitution written?
1787
Name the first 5 amendments.
1. The 5 freedoms.
2. The right to bear arms
3. No soldiers.
4. No search without warrant.
5. The due process of law.
Who were the first 3 presidents?
George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
What part of our current constitution do Federalists not like.
Bill of Rights
Did we adopt Anti-Federalist views into our constitution?
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Yes
What did the House of Burgesses inspire in the constitution?
The House of Burgesses helped inspire the constitution to get elected officials.
6th and 7th amendment
Right to a quick and speedy trial and right to trial by jury.
Who did most of the bargaining with other countries for the colonists?
Benjamin Franklin
Name 4 Federalists.
Alexander Hamilton, Edmond Randolph, James Madison, George Washington, John Jay, or Benjamin Franklin
Name 4 Anti-Federalists.
Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Yates, James Monroe, Amos Singletary.
What battles where the start of the revolutionary war?
Lexington and Concord
What are the 8th, 9th, and 10th amendments?
No cruel or unusual punishment, Constitutional right don't deny other rights, and States rights.
Name 5 of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence.
George Read | Caesar Rodney | Thomas McKean | George Clymer | Benjamin Franklin | Robert Morris | John Morton | Benjamin Rush | George Ross | James Smith | James Wilson | George Taylor | John Adams | Samuel Adams | John Hancock | Robert Treat Paine | Elbridge Gerry | Josiah Bartlett | William Whipple | Matthew Thornton | Stephen Hopkins | William Ellery | Lewis Morris | Philip Livingston | Francis Lewis | William Floyd | Button Gwinnett | Lyman Hall | George Walton | Richard Henry Lee | Francis Lightfoot Lee | Carter Braxton | Benjamin Harrison | Thomas Jefferson | George Wythe | Thomas Nelson, Jr. | William Hooper | John Penn | Joseph Hewes | Edward Rutledge | Arthur Middleton | Thomas Lynch, Jr. | Thomas Heyward, Jr. | Abraham Clark | John Hart | Francis Hopkinson | Richard Stockton | John Witherspoon |Samuel Huntington | Roger Sherman | William Williams | Oliver Wolcott | Charles Carroll | Samuel Chase | Thomas Stone | William Paca |
Why did the Federalists want a stronger Federal Government?
They thought the government would become weak because the Bill of Rights would give to much power to the people.
Why did Anti-Federalists want a weak federal government?
They thought it would lead to tyranny again.
When did the first continental congress happen?
September 5, 1774
What is the 27th amendment?
Congressional Pay; Congress's power to fix the salaries of its members