3rd 6 Weeks Test Word Scramble
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Subject | Statement |
Quartering Act | Colonists must provide housing and supplies for British Soldiers. |
Unalienable Rights | Rights that cannot be denied by any government. |
Thomas Paine | Wrote "The Crisis" to encourage the troops to keep fighting after several defeats. |
Marquis de Lafayette | Served in the Continental Army, volunteer from France, advisor to Washington. |
Battle of Saratoga | Burgoyne was defeated by Gates and Arnold, France and Spain began to openly support the Patriots after the battle. |
Benedict Arnold | Helped win Saratoga, then switched sides to the British. |
Northwest Territory | Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan. |
Battle of Yorktown | Cornwallis defeated by French Navy, final battle of the Revolution. |
Treaty of Paris | Ended the Revolution in 1783 between Britain and America, gave U.S. all land east of the Mississippi River. |
U.S. Constitution Ratified | 1788 |
Revolutionary War | Occurred during the 1700's (18th Century). |
Constitutional Convention | Philadelphia, 1787. |
Bill of Rights Ratified | After the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. |
Articles of Confederation | Continental Congress approved first Constitution in 1777 |
Shay's Rebellion | Rebellion by farmers over taxes, Massachusetts. |
Jefferson's Comment on Shay's Rebellion | "a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing" |
Land Ordinance of 1785 | Divided up western lands into different townships. |
Articles of Confederation | Blueprint for new government, kept nation united during Revolution, was a failure and replaced by the Constitution, required all states to approve changes. |
Northwest Ordinance | Set a pattern of orderly growth for the United States by defining how states are added to the U.S.. |
What led to the U.S. Constitution? | Weakness of Articles of Confederation, Shay's Rebellion, desire for a strong national government. |
George Washington | Refused to be made King, 1st President. |
William Penn | English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania. |
James Madison | Considered the Father of the Constitution. |
Benjamin Franklin | Oldest Delegate in Constitutional Convention, "Peacemaker", from Pennsylvania. |
Thomas Jefferson | Primary author of Declaration of Independence. |
Virginia Plan | Proposed creating a strong central government with a two-house legislature, seats awarded by population, three branches of government. |
New Jersey Plan | Proposed revising the Articles of Confederation and keep the one-house legislature, one vote per state, three branches of government. |
Unicameral | One-House legislature, Articles of Confederation. |
Bicameral | Two-House legislature, U.S. Constitution. |
Great Compromise | Under the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives is based on population and the Senate is based on equal representation for each state. |
3/5 Compromise | How slaves would be counted in the Constitution. |
Federalists | Wanted a strong federal government, wrote a series of essays, James Madison. |
The Federalist Papers | A series of essays written by Federalists to convince people to support the Constitution. |
Anti-Federalists | Opposed the Constitution unless the Bill of Rights was added, wanted to limit Federal government. |
Federalism | Power is shared between the central government and the states. |
Separation of Powers | Government power is divided into 3 parts. |
What would a Federalist say? | 'This constitution makes it impossible for any person to take government control because of separation of powers. |
Montesquieu | Divide government power among separate branches. |
1787 | New Constitution is drafted. |
Philadelphia Convention | Constitution was written at this convention. |
Bill of Rights | Anti-Federalists required it to be added to the Constitution before they would ratify the Constitution. |
Preamble | Introduces the Constitution. |
Magna Carta | 1215 |
Declaration of Independence | 1776 |
Checks and Balances | Limits the power of a particular branch of government. |
Republicanism | People exercise their power by voting for political representatives. |
Age to vote in the U.S. | 18 years. |
How to amend the Constitution? | Amendment passed by the House and Senate, then voted on by each state. |
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