Misc.
The US Constitution was written in ______.
What is 1787?
True or False?
The Articles of Confederation created a system of government with three branches of government.
What is false?
The AOC only had a Legislative Branch, with no power to levy taxes.
The First American colonist killed at the Boston Massacre in 1770 was __________________.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
What was the Virginia Plan?
What is a plan of representation based on population and two houses (bicameral) of Congress?
_________ _________ was the Chairman of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia.
Who was George Washington?
Why was the Battle of Saratoga known as the "turning point" of the Revolutionary War?
What is the American victory at Saratoga encouraged the French to become an ally of the colonists?
What was the name of the ordinance in the A.O.C. that provided a path to the "orderly expansion" of the United States?
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Young French aristocrat who served as an aide to Gen. Washington during the Revolutionary War and helped to train the soldiers at Valley Forge.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
Which delegate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 proposed the Great Compromise?
Who was Roger Sherman of Connecticut?
In what building and city was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 held?
What was Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Who was the British king during the Revolutionary Era?
Who was King George III?
Why was the national government under the A.O.C. always broke?
What is the government under the AOC had no power to levy taxes?
The Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution was __________.
Who was George Washington?
What was the New Jersey Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
What is one house of Congress (unicameral) and equal representation?
Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the ratification of the Constitution?
Why was that the Constitution did not include protections for personal freedoms (a Bill of Rights)?
What was one major impact of the Treaty of Paris 1783?
What is that Britain recognized the US as an independent nation?
and/or
What is US territory expanded to the Mississippi River in the west?
True or False?
The Articles of Confederation was the second plan of government for the United States.
What is False?
The AOC was the FIRST plan of government for the United States.
Reminded her husband to "Remember the ladies" during the Second Continental Congress.
Who was Abigail Adams?
What was the name of the compromise at the Convention that extended representation to slaves?
What was the 3/5's Compromise?
Three out of every five slaves counted towards representation.
Who is known as the Father of the Bill of Rights?
Who was George Mason of Virginia?
How did geographic features contribute to Patriot sucess during the Revolutionary War?
What is the Patriots knew the land and the resources?
and/or
What is the Patriots used forests and hills to surprise the British (guerilla warfare)?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 required a population of _________ people before statehood.
What is 60,000?
Considered to be the Father of the US Navy.
Who was John Paul Jones?
Describe the Great Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
What is two houses of Congress (bicameral):
One house based on population (House of Representattives) and one house based on equal representation (Senate: 2 per state).
What event preceded the call for a Constitutional Convention and led to calls to strengthen the national government?
What was Shays' Rebellion?