Exploration & Colonization
This explorer sailed for Spain and is credited with discovering America in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
Colonists were angry about this tax act on printed goods.
Stamp Act
This is the highest law in the United States.
Constitution
This branch makes the laws.
legislative branch
The name of the continent the U.S. is part of.
North America
People came to the colonies for this reason, including escaping religious persecution.
freedom
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first 10 amendments are known as this.
Bill of Rights
This branch enforces the laws.
executive branch
he ocean east of the original 13 colonies.
Atlantic Ocean
The colony founded by the Pilgrims in 1620.
Plymouth
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This plan of government was replaced because it was too weak.
Articles of Confederation
This branch interprets the laws.
What is the judicial branch?
This river forms part of the U.S.’s western boundary.
Mississippi River
The name of the first successful English colony in North America.
Jamestown
He was the commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington?
This person is known as the “Father of the Constitution.
James Madison
The system that keeps one branch from becoming too powerful.
checks and balances
This line separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The equator
This agreement was signed by the Pilgrims to establish self-government.
Mayflower Compact
This 1776 document declared the colonies free from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution created this system to divide power between three branches.
separation of powers
Citizens show responsibility by doing these two things.
voting and obeying laws
A compass rose helps you find this.
direction