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Jeopardy

Dive into the foundational vocabulary and concepts that shaped the early government of the United States. From the Articles of Confederation to the significance of the Mayflower Compact and Shay's Rebellion, this resource explores critical terms like direct democracy, monarchy, and representative democracy. Discover the weaknesses and strengths of the Articles, the impact of colonial boycotts, and the importance of historical documents like the Magna Carta. Strengthen your understanding of early governance and its lasting influence on American democracy.

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Jeopardy

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  1. Jeopardy

  2. Forms of Government Early US Government Vocabulary Articles of Confederation 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. Row 1, Col 1 Direct Democracy Form of Democracy when everyone votes and has an equal say

  4. 1,2 Mayflower Compact Plan for government written by the Pilgrims while Still aboard their ship

  5. 1,3 Precedent Using an earlier ruling / decision to decide a current situation

  6. 1,4 Can’t tax, enforce laws, no courts, need 9 of 13 to approve, couldn’t do anything! Name a weakness of the Articles of Confederation

  7. 2,1 Monarchy Government ruled by a king or queen

  8. 2,2 Jamestown First settlement in the US

  9. 2,3 Boycott To refuse (colonists refused to buy goods from England)

  10. 2,4 Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordiance Name a strength of the Articles of Confederation

  11. 3,1 Representative Democracy Type of government in the US

  12. 3,2 Parliament British legislative body we modeled our Congress after

  13. 3,3 Legislature Lawmaking body

  14. 3,4 1, Unicameral The Articles of Confederation set up legislature with how many houses?

  15. 4,1 Anarchy Absence of government

  16. 4,2 Magna Carta British document that took away power from the monarchs

  17. 4,3 Social Contract People give up some freedoms to government in exchange for protection

  18. 4,4 Daniel Shay rebelled due to taxes, and Mass trying to take his farm, armed 1200, attacked federal arsenal Explain Shay’s Rebellion

  19. 5,1 Oligarchy This person is our current Speaker of the House

  20. 5,2 House of Burgesses Name of the first legislative body in the US (located in Jamestown VA)

  21. 5,3 Ratify To approve (the states had to do this to the constitution)

  22. 5,4 10 Years How long did the Articles of Confederation last?

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