us history bell ringer test 1
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supreme law of the land
constitution
1 reason colonists came to america
political liberty
one of the longest rivers in america
Mississippi and Missouri
Who lived in America before Europeans arrived
Native Americans
what does the constitution do
-sets up and defines the gov
-protects basic rights
what ocean is on the west coast of the us
Pacific ocean
what group of people were taken to American and sold as slaves
africans
what ocean is east coast of the us
Atlantic ocean
first 3 words of the constitution
We the people
what is an amendment
change/addition to the contitution
why did colonists fight the british
taxation, boarding quartering, and didn’t have self government
1 us territory
virgin islands
what do we call the 1st 10 amendments
Bill of rights
who wrote the declaration of independence
thomas jefferson
states that border canada
north dakota
pennsylvania
maine
ohio
what freedoms are in the first amendment
speech, religion, press, assembly, petition the gov.
when was the Dec. of Independence adopted
july 4, 1776
states that border mexico
texas
cali
arizona
new mexico
number of amendments in the constitution
27
declaration of Independence purpose
declared us a free state from britian
2 rights in the declaration of independence
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
what is freedom of religion
you can practice any religion you desire
economic system in the us
freemarket, capitalism
“Rule of Law”
NO ONE is above the law
1 branch of government
legislature
what stops of branch from becoming too powerful
checks and balances
separation of powers
3 of the 13 original states
new york
new jersey
north carolina
whos in change of executive branch
president
what makes federal laws
congress
what happened at the constitutional convention
constitution was written by the founding fathers
2 parts of us congress
senate
house of representatives
constitution was written
1787
one writer of the federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton
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