Civilian soldiers ready at a minutes notice.

They settled in the valleys of the Salt and Gila rivers in what is now central Arizona.

Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks (restraints) by the other branches.

He developed a high quality tobacco strain in the Jamestown colony that the people of England soon wanted.

One of the founders of the Sons of Liberty, he proved himself to be a powerful and influential political activist.

Strong ties among family members.

People who exchange for passage to North America and food and shelter upon arrival agreed to work as a laborer for a period of time, usually 4-7 years.

Who does “other persons” refer to in the Three-Fifths Compromise?

This person was named commander in chief of the Continental Army at the Second Continental Congress.

Sun dried bricks made of clay and straw which were used to build houses in the Southwest.

The slave revolt that occurred in 1739 where 20 slaves, carrying guns and weapons killed several planter families and invited other slaves to join them in a plan to flee to Spanish held Florida

This Article deals mostly with the place of the states in the American Union and their relationship with the national government and with each other.

Colonists who opposed independence and were loyal to the crown were called this.

The development of this made it possible for people to remain in one place and store surplus food.

The three way trading process between New England, Africa and the West Indies

This Article explains how formal amendments may be added to the Constitution.

The name of the document written by the committee led by Thomas Jefferson at the Second Continental Congress declaring the colonies independent from Great Britain

From what country were the group whose mariners began trading with West Africa in the 1400s?

She believed that people could worship God by themselves without the church or its ministers to interpret the Bible for them.

The 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention are called this.

Taxes placed on imported materials – glass, lead, paint and paper as they came into the colonies from Britain. The Acts also imposed a three penny tax on tea, the most popular drink in the colonies.

After claiming it for Spain, Columbus renamed the island where he landed this:

The groups who were against ratification of the Constitution were called this.

This colony was founded in 1732 by James Oglethorpe as a haven for those imprisoned by debt.