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Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution
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Directions Divide the class into Team A and
Team B. Then divide the teams into groups of 3-4
students. The first group on Team A chooses a
category and an amount from slide 3. When the
group agrees on an appropriate question to ask
in response to the statement, one student asks
the question. Other team members can whisper an
answer to the group, but if the answer is heard
by the teacher before the group is ready to give
an answer, the team loses their turn and the play
goes to Team B. Teams have 45 seconds to
formulate a correct question to the statement.
If correct, the team wins the dollar amount. If
incorrect, they receive no money. Play then
goes to Team B. Play continues until all
category amounts have been chosen. The team with
the most money wins.
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Colonists had to buy a British stamp for every
piece of printed paper, such as playing cards,
newspapers and licenses.
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What was the Stamp Tax (Act)?
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Colonists dressed up like Indians, climbed on a
ship in the Boston harbor, and threw English tea
into the ocean.
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
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He started the Sons of Liberty, helped brew up
the Boston Tea Party, and wrote letters to the
Committees of Correspondence groups in other
colonies.
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Who was Samuel Adams?
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This American victory became a turning point in
the Revolutionary War.
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What was the Battle of Saratoga?
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He was the British general who surrendered to
General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia,
ending the Revolutionary War.
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Who was Cornwallis?
500
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This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Who was Thomas Jefferson?
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According to the Declaration of Independence, all
people have been given these three basic rights
by their Creator.
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What is life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness?
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The Declaration of Independence was signed by the
men who attended this Congress.
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What was the Second Continental Congress?
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He was the president of the Congress that signed
the Declaration of Independence.
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Who was John Hancock?
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According to the Declaration of Independence, all
rightful governments must have this. If
governments dont have this, then people have a
duty to throw off such a government.
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What is the consent of the governed?
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This document called for less power for the
states and more power for the central government.
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What was the Constitution?
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This document called for a weak central
government and strong states.
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What were the Articles of Confederation?
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These three branches of government were
established by the Constitution so they could
check and balance each other.
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What are the executive, legislative and judicial
branches?
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This compromise allowed states to count some of
their slaves as part of the states population.
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What was the 3/5s Compromise?
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Roger Sherman came up with a plan calling for a
lower house with representatives based on a
states population, and an upper house comprised
of two senators from each state, no matter its
population.
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What was the Great Compromise?
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These became known as the Bill of Rights.
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What were the 1st 10 Amendments?
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This group of people felt the Constitution didnt
need a Bill of Rights added to it.
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Who were the Federalists?
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He wrote the Bill of Rights.
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Who was James Madison?
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This Amendment guarantees individual liberties,
including freedom of religion, freedom of speech,
and freedom of the press.
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What is guaranteed in the 1st Amendment?
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This Amendment assures that the power of the
national government will be limited.
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What is the Tenth Amendment?
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This word means to approve.
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What is ratification (ratify)?
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This word means that something is not permitted
by the Constitution.
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What does unconstitutional mean?
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This means a system in which each branch of
government can limit the other.
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What are checks and balances?
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This means to ask a higher court to review a
decision.
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What is an appeal?
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This means to bring up charges of wrongdoing.
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What is impeachment?
500
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