Amendments
The 1st 10 Amendments
Bill of Rights
This is the sharing of powers between state and country.
What is federalism?
Rich, fertile soil and warm climate
What are the southern colonies?
The first battle in the Revolution
What is Lexington and Concord?
Listed the colonists' grievances and officially separated from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The first amendment grants this freedom to newspapers and other publishers
What is freedom of the press?
When people elect their own representatives this is known as...
What is republicanism?
Natural harbors, rocky soil and cold climate
What are the New England colonies?
Officially ended the American Revolution by recognizing the United States as an independent country
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
The 4th amendment says no illegal what without a warrant?
What is search and seizure?
When government power is restricted by the constitution it is known as this.
What is limited government?
Made money off of cash crops and agriculture
What are the southern colonies?
This was a cause of the revolution and caused Americans to boycott British goods.
Stamp Act of 1765
This man's financial plan implemented taxes and tariffs and created the national bank
Who is Hamilton?
Freedom of religion guarantees separation of church and what?
Guaranteed by Articles I, II & III.
This rebellion happened in the middle colonies, in Pennsylvania.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
Soldiers were freezing and had to have their limbs cut off at this training camp.
What was Valley Forge?
Last battle in the Revolution
The 5th amendment guarantees due process, your right to remain silent and no double this.
What is jeopardy?
Each branch of government monitors the others for accountability.
What is checks and balances?
This economy was popular in the southern colonies and relied on cash crops and slave labor.
What is the plantation economy?
Turning point of the Revolution
What was Saratoga?
Warned against political parties and forming permanent foreign alliances.
What was Washington's farewell address?