Colonial Troubles
This country ruled the American colonies before independence
What is Britain?
This event involved dumping tea into the Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea party?
This was the US government's first rulebook/plan
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This group supported the constitution and wanted to approve it
What are Federalists?
A mandatory payment to support general public services like the government
What is a tax?
This was one of several reasons that colonists began to rebel
What is taxation, military presence, or loss of self-government?
This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War
- States kept power
- No strong central government
This group did not want to support the constitution
What are anti-federalists?
Standing in for someone or something; making sure they are shown
"Taxation without representation" means...
What is paying taxes without a say or vote?
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence
What is to break away from British rule?
This was one not-so-good thing about the Articles of Confederation
- Congress could pass laws but couldn't enforce them
- Congress couldn't create a military
- Congress had to ask states for money
- They needed every state to agree to make any changes
This is a reason some people were against the constitution
- it created a strong central government
- it didn't protect individual rights as much as they wanted
Define revolution
An overthrow of a current government
This act taxed paper goods like newspapers and books
What is the Stamp Act?
One of several complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence
What is unfair taxes?
What is no representation?
This meeting was held in 1787 to fix the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional Convention?
What Anti-Federalists wanted added to the Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights?
Define confederation
A group of individuals united together for a purpose
This is the reason that colonists did not like the British military presence
What is being forced to house and feed soldiers without getting paid?
The year that the Declaration of Independence was written
What is 1776?
This is who attended the Constitutional Convention
Who are the founding fathers?
This is the year the Constitution was written
What is 1787?
Define ratify
To officially approve