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Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Important People
Pre-Revolution
Post Revolution
100

Who was the intended audience for the Declaration of Independence?

King George/England
100
Which plan favored equal representation?
New Jersey Plan
100

This man was established precedents when he was president such as a 2 term limit and having a cabinet

George Washington
100
Who made up the two sides in the French and Indian War?
France and Native Americans vs. British and Colonists
100
This was the first constitution in the US
Articles of Confederation
200

This group of educated men in the 13 colonies are the ones credited for writing the Declaration of Independence

The Founding Fathers

200
What do we call the event when the two plan combined to make a house and a senate?
The Great Compromise
200

He was the 3rd president of the United States, an anti-federalist and credited for writing the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

200

The colonists used this phrase to protest being taxed without having any say in British Parliament (government)

"No taxation without representation!"

200
This is the term for how powers are divided between the national government and the states

Federalism

300
What year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
300

The break up of power into different areas of government is called?

Separation of Powers

300

This man was the 2nd president of the United States, he signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law which were very controversial

John Adams

300

Name at least ONE act (law) that the colonists were angry about that led to the American Revolution. 

Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts

300
This was the first rebellion after the Rev. War.
Shay's Rebellion
400
What are the three natural rights that the DOI guarantees?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
400

The three branches of government have certain powers over one another that keep them equal. What is this called?

Checks and Balances 

400

This man wrote Common Sense, where he argued that the colonies should fight to be independent from England 

Thomas Paine 

400

This revolutionary group was created prior to the Revolutionary War and violently rebelled against British control over the 13 colonies. 

Sons of Liberty 
400

These were the first two political parties in the US

Federalists and Anti-Federalists (Jeffersonian Democrats)

500

True or False: The DOI states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that 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."

TRUE

500
The decision of how to deal with representation based on slavery is known as what?
3/5's compromise
500

This woman wrote a letter to her husband (2nd president of the U.S.) and told him to "Remember the Ladies" when writing the Constitution

Abigail Adams 
500

This meeting resulted in the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 

Second Continental Congress

500

This rebellion was started by enraged corn farmers in the west who were upset about a tax on liquor - George Washington sent 12,000 troops to squash the rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion