Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
Eli Whitney
Tom Hanks
Bill Clinton
Who was Oney Judge?
A leader of the Underground Railroad
A enslaved woman who escaped from the Washingtons
A nurse who started the Red Cross
A general of the Revolutionary War
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Cyrus McCormick
George Bush
George Washington
Who was the Commander in Chief of the continental army?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Abraham Lincoln
What part of the preamble means for us and our future generations?
promote the general welfare
In order to form a more perfect union
provide for the common defence
for us and our posterity
The supreme law of the land
The Declaration of Independence
The Parliament
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
What is a boycott?
When people stop supporting a group for political reasons
When people only support one specific business
When politicians change the laws
When a group of boys work together
This document has the first 10 amendments to the constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Preamble
The Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
July 24, 1776
July 4, 1976
July 4, 1774
Taxes on paper goods
The Intolerable Acts
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
What part of the Preamble means to support the health of the nation and its citizens
Do ordain and establish this constitution
Promote the general welfare
Establish justice
Secure the blessings of Liberty
An amendment is-
A signature to the Constitution
A party after writing the Constitution
A change to the Constitution, or a new law
Another word for the Bill of Rights
People who supported staying with Britain
Loyalists
Citizens
Patriots
Colonists
Where did the Constitutional Convention happen?
Philadelphia, PA
Washington, D.C.
Richmond, VA
New York City, NY
James Madison helped the constitutional convention with
Compromise
Health
Pursuit of Happiness
Arguments
What was Patrick Henry's famous quote?
Give me liberty or give me death
All people are created equal
He who shall not work, shall not eat
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What part of the preamble means to have a military to protect the county?
Support the general welfare
Provide for the common defence
secure the blessings of liberty
We the people of the United States of America
The Boston Massacre
Men created a declaration against Britain
Colonists dumped pounds of tea into the Boston harbor
Representatives got together to write a new government
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing 5
This part of the constitution lists the 5 major goals of the document, and provides an introduction
The Declaration
The Signatures
The Massacre
The Preamble
People who supported independence from Britain
Patriots
Neutralists
Red Coats
Loyalists
What phrase did the colonists use to explain why they were angry?
No work, no food
We the people
I pledge allegiance
No taxation without representation
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
What war led to the American Revolution?
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War
What part of the preamble means to create peace in the county?
promote the general welfare
insure domestic tranquility
secure the blessings of liberty
provide for the common defence