Weak Confederation
What is currency?
money
Which was NOT an influence on the Constitution?
-Roman Republic
-English Influence
-France
-American Traditions
the event where colonists threw tea in Boston Harbor to protest taxes
The Boston Tea Party
-America's first attempt at government
-a loose alliance of the 13 states
Articles of Confederation
document that sets out basic laws, principles, organization and processes of a government
constitution
The first battle of the Revolution
-"Shot Heard Round the World"
Battles of Lexington and Concord
who created the National Bank?
Alexander Hamilton
What are the 2 parts of the U.S. House Legislature?
House of Representatives and the Senate
When did the colonists draft the Declaration of Independence?
-The First Continental Congress
-The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
Why was the U.S. government unstable after war?
money problems and states fighting over land
Which House Legislature has its members chosen by popular vote?
-House of Representatives
-Senate
House of Representatives
Which Act taxed TEA?
-Sugar Act
-Stamp Act
-Townshend Act
-Quartering Act
Townshend Act
Massachusetts farmers did not pay taxes and had farms taken away so farmers rebelled
Shay's Rebellion
Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person when counted in population
3/5ths Compromise (Three-Fifths Compromise)
a letter writing campaign for colonists to tell other colonists what is happening
Committee of Correspondence