The New Nation

After the Revolutionary War, colonists needed to______________

• Create a new government

• Create a new army

• Create a new navy

• Form new allies in Europe and elsewhere

American models of government were the Mayflower Compact, The House of Burgesses in Virginia, and ___________

• House of Commons in Boston

• Town Meetings

• House of Lords in New York

• Town Squares

__________ had the right to vote in America under British rule.

• White women

• All men

• Everyone

• Free, white men

The oldest state constitution that is still in effect today is in ____________

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts

• Delaware

• Virginia

The first written constitution in the colonies was in_______________

• New York

• Connecticut

• New Jersey

• Maryland

The word suffrage means _______

• Right to practice any religion

• Right to peacefully protest

• Right to vote

• Right to own weapons

The Articles of Confederation were __________

• The first attempt at a national government

• The only attempt at a national government

• Written by Benjamin Franklin

• Written by George Washington

Under the Land Ordinance of 1785, one lot was set up for ________, four lots were given to veterans, and the rest sold

• Grocery stores

• Government farms

• Public libraries

• Public schools

The Magna Carta ___________

• Made the king the ultimate decision maker.

• Made the king subject to English law.

• Made the English Parliament in charge.

• Created a new leader called the president.

The English Bill of Rights ____________

• Declared only people living in England had rights.

• Gave normal citizens no rights.

• Declared the power of Parliament (Parliament is in charge).

• Declared the king and queen were in charge.