Causes and Effects of the Revolutionary War
The colonists especially did not enjoy this without representation.
What is taxation?
This was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed. (Day, Month and Year)
What is July 4, 1776?
This plan of government was immediately put into place after the Revolution, even though it had many problems.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
What is the Executive Branch?
This amendment in the Bill of Rights allows the press to print any story they want, without fear of imprisonment.
What is the First Amendment?
In response to the Tea Act, this gathering resulted in the disposal of British tea into the harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
DAILY DOUBLE: FOR 400 POINTS
He authored the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This Compromise between the Northern and Southern states agreed on how to count enslaved people into the state's population.
This branch is tasked with writing laws for the United States.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to BEAR ARMS, which means they may not own a bear, but rather own ____.
What are guns?
After winning this war, Britain was in a lot of debt and attempted to use taxes on the colonists to pay it off.
We hold these truth to be self- _________.
What is evident?
The Great Compromise created these two parts of our legislative branch.
What are the Congress and the House of Representatives?
This branch has nine members and is in charge of making sure all government decisions align with the Constitution.
Who is the Judicial branch?
The government may not punish a person for following any religion thanks to this amendment.
This treaty marked the official end of the American Revolution, granting independence to the thirteen colonies.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
“...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…”
What did the author mean by this quote?
What is everyone should have equal rights? (accept any answer that discusses equal rights)
Alexander Hamilton did not like people from this opposing political party, which included Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, who were scared of making the FEDERAL government too strong.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This branch has the power to declare a president unconstitutional, which can lead to them being impeached, or kicked out.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The third amendment protects citizens from having their home taken over by soldiers. This event caused the authors to find it important to add this amendment.
What is the British soldiers forcing themselves into peoples' homes during and before the Revolutionary War?
These two countries, who also held land in America, assisted the Continental Army in defeating the British.
Who were France and Spain?
All of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were risking their lives, knowing that Britain would accuse them of committing this crime, which means acting against one's country.
What is treason?
While the Virginia Plan wanted legislative representation to be based on state population, this opposing plan wanted each state to have the same number of representatives .
What is the New Jersey Plan?
What is the Legislative Branch?
These are the five rights protected by the First Amendment.
What is freedom of religion, speech, petition, assembly, and press?