The First Americans
How did the first Americans get here?
By boat or land
How many colonies were there before the American Revolution?
13
What did "No taxation without representation mean?
That colonist did not believe they should be taxed without being able to get representation from England
What document is a set of basic laws or principles for a country that describes the rights and duties of its citizens?
The Constitution
This branch makes the laws.
Legislative Branch
Many of the first Americans traveled through what body of water?
The Bring Straight
Name the three geographic regions of the colonies.
New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies
Who was one of the first colonists that died during the Boston Masacre?
Crispus Attucks
What is the introduction of the Constitution called?
Preamble
This branch enforces the laws.
Executive Branch
What is a hunter-gatherer?
traveling from place to place in search of food
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
England, France, Native Americans
What did the colonist throw overboard during the Boston Tea Party?
Tea
The Bill of Rights is made up of this many amendments.
10
This branch interprets the laws.
Judicial Branch
Central American was home to what ancient civilizations?
The Maya and Aztec
What was the triangular trade?
The routes that were taken by the colonist from Europe, Africa, Americas
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
This document was the first plan of government for the United States.
Articles of Confederation
This person is the head of the Executive Branch.
the president
Name two Indian cultures that lived in North America thousands of years ago.
The Inuit and Ancestral Puebloans
Why was there more slavery in the southern colonies?
Because of the farming
What did the "Committee of Five" write?
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution was written in this year.
1787
This system keeps any branch from becoming too powerful.
checks and balances