I'm Just a Bill... of Rights
To hopefully avoid another monarchy with full power, the constitution separated power into these three branches of the government.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branch?
This man was chosen to lead the new Continental Army, he was given this role for his experience in the French-Indian War and leadership skills.
Who is George Washington?
These 2 factions were born in the debate over to ratify the constitution with one side holding famous founder like Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay with the other camp having Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams.
Who are the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
This part of the U.S. Constitution listed off the 6 goals of the document, establish justice, promote general welfare, and secure liberty to name a few
What is the Preamble
This nation joined the was on the side of the colonists drastically changing the outcome. Unfortunately their support drove them bankrupt to which they would have their own revolution years later.
What is France?
This early President feared that partisan politics would tear apart the nation they just built and warned against them.
Who was George Washington?
Needing more support from Anti-Federalists, this future president would write the Bill of Rights to protect freedoms from the government.
Who is James Madison?
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold teamed up and captured this British held fort in New York. This nightly operation showed the Patriots were strategic and now armed.
What is Fort Ticonderoga
The Articles of Confederation was great! It helped us through the Revolutionary War and gave us something to work off of for our Constitution but it had a couple issues which were... (name 2)
Intense Inflation due to States printing own money
Nearly impossible to pass laws
Congress couldn't fund any projects or pay back debts
States were having intense trade disputes
among other smaller answers.
These 5 Freedoms found in the First Amendment help ensure a government led by the voice of the people.
What the Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition?
The winter of 1777-1778 was especially harsh, the Continental Army lost many men due to disease, low supplies, and more. It was all worth it to defend this strategic point just up the river from Philadelphia.
What is Valley Forge
After inheriting a tense relationship between the U.S. and France, John Adams had to deal with this weirdly named affair that would lead to the not-so-war Quasi War
What is the XYZ Affair?
Many arguments ranging from abortion, the legalization of marijuana, all the way to lane splitting are based on the idea that states can make their own legislature which was granted in this amendment to the constitution?
What is the 9th Amendment?
The Treaty of Paris extended the territory of the newly founded United States to this physical geographical feature.
What is the Mississippi River?
This presidential election ended in a tie between 2 Democratic-Republican candidates in which this governing body voted to make good ol' TJ the president. (Need year and governing body)
What is the Election of 1800 and the House of Representatives