1763-1776
War between the French and British colonists over the Ohio River area
What was the French and Indian War?
What was a Loyalist?
a two-house legislature
What is bicameral?
Right to free speech is found in this amendment
What is the First Amendment?
Name of the three branches of government
What is legislative, executive and judicial?
This first tax was passed by King George III against the American colonists.
What was the Sugar Act?
Country that came to the aid of the colonists during the Revolutionary War
What was France?
Constitutional Compromise that settled the question of representation in Congress
What was the Great Compromise?
The Right to bear arms is found in this amendment
What is the second amendment?
The ability of branches of government to check on the power of the other branches.
What was the Stamp Act?
First written plan of government of the United States
What were the Articles of Confederation?
This was allowed to continue until 1807, twenty years after the writing of the Constitution
What was the Slave Trade?
Amendment which protects the rights of an accused person
What is the 5th Amendment?
The approval of the citizens
What is consent of the governed?
British fired on crowd in Boston, killing 5. Was used as propoganda by the colonists
What was the Boston Massacre?
Created a system to add new states to the United states of America
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
The introduction of the Constitution
What is the Preamble?
The legal term for the legal procedure for an accused person
What is due process?
shared power between the state and national government
What is federalism?
Group of women that boycotted British goods
Daughters of Liberty
Uprising of farmers in Massachusetts over property taxes; showed the weakness of Articles of Confederation.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
The two houses of Congress
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Under British rule, colonists homes could be searched with these blank search warrants
What was a writ of assistance?
Refers to the right of citizens to show their voice by voting
What is popular sovereignty?