The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called ....
The Bill of Rights
Who was able to join the Continental Army?
5,000 black colonists
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the United States?
It doubled the size of the United States at that time.
In the Senate, each state would have _____ members.
2
The Louisiana Purchase was important to the U.S. because it gave Americans control of the...
Mississippi River
Who is someone who represents a group of people?
Delegate
Why did the British want to tax the colonists?
The British wanted to tax the colonists to pay for an expensive war they had against France.
Who was the leader of France for the Louisiana Purchase?
Napoleon
Each state had to ___________or approve the new Constitution.
ratify
The United States made a land deal with which country to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
France
Lewis and Clark could not find...
a river route to the Pacific Ocean
Colonies asked for the Declaration of Independence to be written because they feared they were losing...
their right to self-government.
Lewis and Clark succeeded in...
bringing back important information about the land and people of the west.
How many states did the Louisiana Purchase make?
15
What is a group of people who are responsible for making a country’s laws?
Congress
What was created to solve the problem of having one state have too much power?
Two houses of government were created: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Lewis and Clark were hired to do what 2 things?
1.) Find a river route to the Pacific Ocean
2.) Make contact with the Native Americans in the region.
The new nation stretched from.....
the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What angered colonists because the British king drew an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mountains that said no colonist could live west of the line?
The Proclamation of 1763
What is a plan of government?
A constitution
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is a union of states that agree to cooperate?
Confederation
How much money did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory for?
15 million dollars (cheapest land deal in history)
In the House of Representatives, each state would have a different number based on....
the state’s population.
What was the name of the army created by the colonists?
Continental Army
Why were the colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
Since colonies were expanding, colonists wanted to be able to move west and find new land.
Two of Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to the early United States:
1.) He wrote the Declaration of Independence
2.) He purchased the Louisiana Territory in the Louisiana Purchase.
What role did women play in the American Revolution?
Women worked at home to help. Some even fought in the battlefield.
What is freedom from rule by others?
Independence
What did the states sign right after the war ended?
The Articles of Confederation
How long did the Revolution last?
6 long, cold years
What did the 13 new states call themselves?
The United States of America
What was a meeting of leaders to create the plan government that is still used today?
The Constitutional Convention
What is an area that is governed by a country but not a state?
territory
Who was President of the United States for the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What is a change or addition?
amendment
The 13 colonies were governed by?
Britain
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