Test 2 Flashcards
3 documents limited the powers of the monarchy in England
Magna Carta, Petition of rights, English Bill of Rights
Which King of England signed the Magna Carta and when(year)
King John (1215)
Order in which the landmark English documents were signed
Magna Carta, Petition of Rights, English Bill of Rights
Which types of colonies exist before the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Royal, Propriety, and Charter
How did English documents such as the English Bill Rights influence American settlers
It gave them the Bill of Rights
Which type of government the colonists wanted that could not take away basic individual rights
Limited Government
Which colonies became proprietary colonies
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Which colonies became charted colonies
Connecticut, Rhode Island
Eight Royal Colonies
New Hampshire , Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
3 concepts of government that the English brought with them to the colonies
Ordered , Limited , Representative Government
What caused the First Continental Congress to convene
The Intolerable Act
What happened during the Second Continental Congress
King George III refused to accept the Declaration of Rights
Which document became the first written plan of government for the new nation
Articles of Confederation
Which important document gave the people the right to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” in 1776
Declaration of Independence
4 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Powerless to tax, Firm league of friendship, only one vote for each state, no executive power.
What Congress had to do in order to revise the Articles of Confederation
Called a Constitutional Convention
The difference between the Virginia Plan of Government and The New Jersey Plan of Government
Virginia Plan - called for 3 branches of government
New Jersey Plan - wanted to keep unicameral legislature
Which congress settled the issue of how the states would be represented in Congress
Connecticut
Which compromise settled the problem of how slave would be traded
Three-Fifth Compromise
What freedoms The Bill of Rights guaranteed Americans in 1789
Speech, Press, Religion
Who became the 1st president of the United States under the new government and where the first capital was located.
George Washington/ New York City
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
1215
Magna Carta
1628
Petition of Rights
1689
English Bill of Rights
1763
Stamp Act passed
1774
First Continental Congress met
1775
American Revolution War
1776
Declaration of Independence
1777
Articles of Confederation
1787
Signing of Constitution
1789
Constitution takes effect
The first 10 Amendments are called
The Bill of Rights
The 5 rights in the first Amendments
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
Parts of the U.S. Constitution
The Preamble, Articles, and the Amendments
6 principles on which the Constitution is based
Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federalism, Judicial Review
