A | B |
First battle between the British and Patriots that started the Revolutionary War | Lexington and Concord |
Document in which colonists outlined their grievances with King George III | Declaration of Independence |
The United States is the world's longest lasting | Democracy |
Which document was King John forced to sign in 1215? | Magna Carta |
House of Commons | the elected house of Parliament |
House of Lords | the house of Parliament populated by noble families |
Who was the king who dissoved Parliament and was beheaded at the end of the English Civil War? | King Charles I |
The English philospher who most inspired Thomas Jefferson | John Locke |
John Locke believed that government was a _____ between ruler and ruled | social contract |
Locke said all people have these | natural rights |
The monarchs invited to rule England during the "Glorious Revolution" | William and Mary |
The document that William and Mary had to sign | English Bill of Rights |
The father of the American Constitution | James Madison |
The principal architect of the Virginia Constitution | George Mason |
The VA Declaration of Rights was the foundation of this American document | Bill of Rights |
Articles of Confederation | The first government set up by the Americans after the Revolutionary War. |
The Articles of Confederation was considered a _________ document | weak |
Chairman of the Constitutional Convention | Geoge Washington |