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Which court case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What is the supreme court's power to call a law unconstitutional called?
judicial review
Which branch of government has the power to declare a law unconstitutional?
Judicial
Which branch of government is the Commander in Chief?
Executive
Which branch of government enforces the law?
Executive
Which branch of government makes the law?
Legislative
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative
Which branch of government is composed of Congress ?
Legislative
Which agreement gave the south more power by counting a portion of slaves for representation?
Three-Fifths Compromise
Which compromise established a bicameral legislature?
Great Compromise
Which plan in the Great Compromise required representation based on equality?
New Jersey Plan
Which plan required representation based on population?
Virginia Plan
What agreement in the Constitution decided how many representatives states would send to Congress? ?
The Great Compromise
Who governed territories under the Northwest Ordinance
The territories governed themselves
What was the population requirement for new states to enter the union?
60,000 settlers
What law provided a way for new states to enter the union?
Northwest ORdinance
What government was able to get the colonies through the American Revolution despite its weakness
Articles of Confederation
What government plan was unable to enforce the laws because it lacked an executive branch/
Articles of Confederation
What government plan was unable to tax?
Articles of Confederation
What was the first weak federal government of the US?
Articles of Confederation
Which document officially recognized American independence?
Treaty of Paris 1783
What document was signed because of the battle of Yorktown/
Treaty of Paris 1783
Why did the British surrender at Yorktown?
America captured 2 of their generals
Which was the last major battle of the American revolution?
Yorktown
Which country allied with the Americans following the battle of Saratoga?
France
What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
What document defines unalienable rights as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Declaration of Independence
List 3 unalienable rights?
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What are rights people have from birth?
Unalienable rights
What document lists reasons for the Americans to form a government separate from Britain/
Declaration of Independence
Name a grievance against the King from the Declaration of Independence
Took away trial by jury, no taxation without representation, quartering
What document lists unalienable rights and grievances against King George III?
The Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What act of Civil disobedience followed the Tea Act?
The Boston Tea party
What did the First continental congress do about the Intolerable Acts/
They sent a list of grievances to King George III
What did the colonists do in response to the Intolerable Acts?
They held the First Continental Congress
What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
What was the main reason for the American Revolution?
Taxation without representation
Why did the taxes after the French and Indian war violate consent of the governed?
The colonists didn't have representation in Parliament
What is consent of the governed?
The belief that government authority is based on the support of the people
What geographic feature served as the barrier for colonial settlement in the Proclamation of 1763?
Appalachian Mountains
How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?
They ignored it
Which law prohibited colonists from settling past the Appalachian mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What was the British system of trade that restricted the colonies?
Mercantilism
How did colonists feel about mercantilism?
They were angry because Britain controlled trade
What enlightenment philosopher wrote about life, liberty and property?
John Locke
What religious movement influenced the growth of representative government in the 13 colonies?
1st great awakening
What was the social contract signed by the Pilgrims?
Mayflower Compact
What was the first constitution in the 13 colonies?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What was the first representative legislature in the 13 colonies?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Why did representative government grow in the 13 colonies?
distance from Britain
Which colony was founded for English Catholics as a safe haven?
Maryland
Which group of colonies was Jamestown, Virginia in?
Southern Colonies
Which group of colonies was founded for economic reasons?
Southern Colonies
Why did the Southern colonies participate in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
To get laborers for cash crops
Which colonial region relied on labor from the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region grew cash crops?
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region had warm climate and fertile soil?
Southern Colonies
Which anti-slavery group settled Pennsylvania
Quakers
Which colonial region grew oats, grain, and agricultural products?
Middle Colonies
Which group of colonies had a moderate climate and rich farmland?
Middle Colonies
Which major port city was founded by Puritans in a harbor?
Boston, Massachusetts
Which colony was founded by Pilgrims and Puritans
Massachsuetts
Who left Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island for religious toleration?
Roger Williams
Why did Roger Williams form Rhode Island?
For religious toleration
Which colonial group had fishing, shipbuilding, and lumber?
 
New England
 
Middle Atlantic
 
Western
 
Southern
Which colonial group was founded for religious freedom?
 
New England
 
Western
 
Southern
 
Middle Atlantic
Which colonial group had rocky soil, a cold climate, and harbors?
 
New England
 
MidAtlantic
 
Southern
 
Western
Which country claimed Florida, Texas, and California and built mission
Spain
Why were Europeans trying to find the Northwest Passage?
To find a shortcut to Asia through North America
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