Founding Of the NATIONS

Question 1

Enlightenment

Answer 1

• age of reason

- a time when people started using observation & science to determine how things work

Question 2

Declaration of independence

Answer 2

Americas letter to Britain that we are going to start our own country

Question 3

Natural Rights

Answer 3

• Life, Liberty, Property

- Enlightenment idea

Question 4

Social Contract

Answer 4

• Governments are created to protect natural rights, if they don’t, people can start a new government
• enlightenment idea

Question 5

Sovereignty

Answer 5

-The right to rule

Question 6

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 6

• the right to rule comes from the people

- synonym - democracy

Question 7

Grievance

Answer 7

-a reason to complaint

Question 8

Northwest Ordinance

Answer 8

• A document created to govern the Northwest Territory

- Established several precedents for the US Constitution

Question 9

Territory

Answer 9

-A piece of land that is controlled by the U.S., but that is not a state

Question 10

Northwest Territory

Answer 10

• Big piece of land that the US acquired after the revolution
• What is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, & Michigan

Question 11

Bill of rights

Answer 11

• List of protections from the government written into the US Constitution
• 1st 10 amendments to the US constitution

Question 12

Amendment

Answer 12

• A change to a written document

- There are 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Question 13

13th amendment

Answer 13

-Ended Slavery

Question 14

Constitution

Answer 14

-A list of what the government can do and cannot do