1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Articles of Confederation Constitution And Bill of Rights Declaration Of Independence Colonial Times Misc, But Important

2. According to the Articles of Confederation, the US government would be a success because….

3. Provided a system for settling and governing western territories

4. The goal of the Articles of Confederation was to

5. Limit the national government

6. The criticism of the Articles of Confederation was…

7. It limited the national government too much

8. Identify one weakness of the Articles of Confederation

9. Congress depended on states for money and men for the army. OR Weak central government – the states had all the power

10. Were the Articles of Confederation written Before or After the Constitution?

11. Before The Constitution was written because the Article of Confederation had too many weaknesses.

12. Why did the Constitution provide for a system of checks and balances?

13. Feared that one branch would be too powerful over others

14. What was the main reason for the addition of the Bill of Rights?

15. To protect individual freedoms

16. A major conflict at the Constitutional Convention was focused on what issue.

17. The number of representatives from each state in Congress

18. How did the US Constitution correct the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

19. States gave up some powers to the federal government while keeping others.

20. What does the first amendment protect?

21. -religion -speech -press -assembly -petition government

22. Unalienable rights

23. A right that cannot be surrendered – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

24. How does the Paul Revere picture depict propaganda?

25. It was trying to show the southern colonies that there were problems in the North and they (the south) could be next.

26. What is the purpose of government, according to the Declaration of Independence?

27. To secure unalienable rights

28. What was the main reason for the addition of the Bill of Rights?

29. To protect individual freedoms

30. Which phrase in the Declaration of Independence demonstrates that the people are the source of government?

31. “..deriving their just power from the consent of the governed”

34. How were Native Americans harmed by the Columbian Exchange?

35. Diseases

36. Who was eligible to vote in colonial America?

37. White males who owned property and were over 21

38. What were the motivations for Europeans to explore the new world?

39. God – spread religion Gold-Increase wealth (wealth=power) Glory – increase fame and power of country

40. How did the Native Americans benefit from the Columbian exchange?

41. Introduced horses

42. Countries involved in the triangular trade.

43. Britain, Africa, West Indies and colonies

44. Ben Franklins snake, “Join or Die”

45. Colonies join the fight with Britain against France. Designed during the French and Indian War

46. How have people benefited from cultural diffusion

47. Introduced new items from different cultures (food, religion etc)

48. What did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagree over

49. The amount of power to be given to federal and state governments

50. What were the economies of New England, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies?

51. New England: trade, ship building, fishing Middle: farming, lumber, fishing, industry Southern: rice and tobacco farming

52. Why was the Electoral College system created?

53. Framers did not trust citizens, felt they were uneducated

54. Why were the Federalist Papers published

55. Urged the ratification of the Constitution