POWERPOINT JEOPARDY

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New Nation!
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Articles of Confederation Constitutional Convention Branches of Government Bill of Rights Vocabulary
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War of 1812 20
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War of 1812 - 20
Why was the War of 1812 important?
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War of 1812 Answer - 20

• The United States showed it could stand up to
  Britain and act as a major power after the War of
  1812

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Articles of Confederation - 10

• What were the Articles of Confederation?

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Articles of Confederation Answer 10

• The new nations first attempt at creating a plan
  for national government

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Articles of Confederation - 20

• Why did the states want a weak national
  government at first?

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Articles of Confederation Answer 20

• America fought the war for the right to
  self-government so they did not want to give up
  power to a strong central government.

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Articles of Confederation - 30

• What were the three biggest problems the Articles
  of confederation created for the states?

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Articles of Confederation Answer 30

• The Articles of Confederation could not make the
  states work together
• Each state had its own currency so trading was
  difficult
• Congress couldnt pay its debts from Rev. War and
  couldnt raise taxes

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People - 40

• Who was known for saying Give me liberty or give
  me death? in one of his speeches? What did he
  mean by this?

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People Answer 40

• Patrick Henry
• Id rather die than be forced to live without my
  natural rights

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People - 50

• Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and
  doubled the size of the United States with the
  Louisiana Purchase?

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People Answer 50

• Thomas Jefferson

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Constitutional Convention - 10

• What were the three issues discussed at the
  Constitutional Convention?

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Constitutional Convention Answer 10

• States Rights
• Slavery
• Representation

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Constitutional Convention - 20

• What was the Great Compromise?

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Constitutional Convention Answer 20

• The Great Compromise divided Congress into 2
  parts
• The Senate where each state would have an equal
  number of representatives.
• House of Representatives where the number of
  representatives each state has is based on the
  states population.

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Constitutional Convention - 30

• Who was James Madison and what was he known for?

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Constitutional Convention Answer 30

• The Father of the Constitution
• Known for The Virginia Plan
• His plan called for a federal system of
  government where national government was divided
  into 3 parts or branches. The 3 branches were
  Congress (made the laws), Courts (settled legal
  matters) and a 3rd branch that carried out the
  laws.

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Causes - 40

• Why did the colonists refuse to buy or sell the
  tea from the East India Tea Company even though
  it was cheaper than the smuggled (illegally
  imported and not taxed) tea? (Give 2 reasons)

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Causes Answer 40

• Colonists still didnt want to pay a tax they
  hadnt agreed to
• Didnt want only 1 company to control the tea
  trade

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Causes - 50

• What happened at the Boston Tea Party and why?
  What was the punishment King George gave the
  Colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

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Causes Answer 50

• Colonists refused to buy or sell the tea from the
  East India Tea Company and Britain refused to
  take it back so it sat in the Boston harbor
  unloaded. Sons of Liberty boarded ships illegally
  and threw tea into the Boston Harbor
• King George punished the colonists with the
  Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts

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Branches of Government - 10

• What are the three branches of government? Who
  makes up each branch?

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Branches of Government Answer 10

• Executive
• President, Vice President, Heads of government
  departments
• Legislative
• Congress 2 parts
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Judicial
• Supreme Court and other courts

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Branches of Government - 20

• Name one duty for each of the branches of
  government?

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Branches of Government Answer 20

• Executive Duties
• Proposes, approves, and enforces laws made by
  congress
• Makes treaties with other countries
• Leads the military
• Legislative Duties
• Makes laws
• Raises money by collecting taxes or borrowing
  money
• Approves the printing of money
• Can declare war
• Judicial
• Decides whether laws follow the guidelines of the
  constitution
• Decides what laws mean
• Resolves conflicts between citizens and the
  states

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Branches of Government - 30

• Which branch has the power to declare laws
  unconstitutional? Which branch checks this power?
  Explain how you know.

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Branches of Government Answer 30

• Judicial branch has the power to declare laws
  unconstitutional.
• Judicial branch decides whether laws follow the
  guidelines of the constitution
• Legislative and Executive branches BOTH check
  this power.
• Executive checks because they appoint the federal
  judges
• Legislative checks because they confirm who the
  Executive branch appoints to be judges AND they
  can remove/impeach judges

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Battles - 40

• Which battle was the turning point of the war?
  What happened and why was it the turning point?

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Battles Answer 40

• Battle of Saratoga
• Americans won forced 5,000 British soldiers to
  surrender
• This war was a turning point b/c it convinced the
  French that America could win
• France became our ally and sent money, soldiers,
  and powerful navy to help the Americans. They
  also taught the Americans to march together and
  use their weapons properly (our army was new at
  this point)

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Battles - 50

• What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?

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Battles Answer 50

• British went to Yorktown b/c it was located
  between 2 rivers. They thought it would make it
  easy to get troops and supplies to the British
• Washingtons army (Continental Army) and French
  navy met them at Yorktown
• French navy blocked Yorktown harbor so the
  British ships couldnt rescue the British army.
• British were trapped, had no way to escape
• British surrendered (gave up)

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Bill of Rights - 10

• What is a Bill of Rights?

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Bill of Rights Answer 10

• a written document that defines the rights of
  citizens that cannot be taken away (list of
  individual citizens rights)

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Bill of Rights - 20

• What is an amendment?

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Bill of Rights Answer 20

• An addition/correction to the constitution

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Bill of Rights - 30

• Name three Amendments in the Bill of Rights.
  Give their number and what they say.

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Bill of Rights Answer 30
Amendment What it Says
1 Freedom of religion, speech, and press. People can also meet together and ask the government to change things they dont like.
2 The government cannot stop citizens from keeping guns because the military is necessary to keep peace.
3 People do not have to allow soldiers to live in their homes.
4 The police cannot search people or their homes without a good reason.
5 People accused of a crime have the right to a fair trial. They cannot be tried more than once for the same crime.
6 People accused of a crime have the right to a speedy, public trial by a jury. Accused people also have the right to a lawyer, to be told what crime they are accused of, and to question witnesses.
7 People who have a disagreement about something worth more than 20 have the right to a trial by a jury.
8 Courts cannot demand bail or fines that are too high. No cruel or unusual punishment is allowed.
9 People have other rights that are not listed in the constitution.
10 The powers not given to the national government are given to individual states or the people.
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Dec. of Ind. - 40

• Part 3 of the Declaration of Independence listed
  many ways King George III had abused his power
  (complaints against him). What are three ways
  King George III had abused his power?

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Dec. of Ind. Answer 40

• Taken away the colonists rights
• Forced taxes on them
• Sent soldiers to control them

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Dec. of Ind. - 50

• Why was the Declaration of Independence so
  important? (Give 2 reasons)

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Dec. of Ind. Answer 50

• It declared the colonies independent from Britain
  (part 4)
• Marked the moment when Americans chose to rule
  themselves

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Vocabulary - 10

• What does ratify mean?

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Vocabulary Answer 10

• Approve or accept

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Vocabulary - 20

• What is a federal system of government?

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Vocabulary Answer 20

• Where states shared power with the central
  government, but the central government has more
  power than the states
• Government is broken up into 3 branches

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Vocabulary - 30

• What are federalists and anti-federalists?

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Vocabulary Answer 30

• Federalists people who supported the
  Constitution
• Anti-federalists - people who opposed the
  Constitution. They thought a strong central
  government was dangerous and a threat to liberty
  because it didnt have a bill of rights

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Vocabulary - 40

• Who were the Sons of Liberty?

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Vocabulary Answer 40

• Groups across the colonies that formed and
  protested against the taxes

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Vocabulary - 50

• What is a representative?

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Vocabulary Answer 50

• Someone who is chosen to speak and act for others