Lesson 1 Chapter 5

The Articles of Confederation were the first ________

The 2nd Continental Congress urged colonists to form ________

• a constitution

• governments

• homes

• bicamerals

Before the Declaration of Independence was signed American colonists were already thinking about independence

• True

• False

In January 1776 ________ _________ became the first colony to organize as a state

Leaders of the New Hampshire (first colony to organize as a state) wrote a _________ or a detailed written plan for government.

Within a few years, all other former colonies had their own state ___________

All of the state constitutions set up a similar form of government

• True

• False

Each state had a legislature to make laws and these legislatures were _________ (divide into 2 parts or houses)

• constitution

• bicameral

• confederation

• ratified

The members of each house or state legislative were chosen by different methods

• True

• False

Each state also had a ________ who was elected by the legislature or by the citizens.

• president

• mayor

• governor

• teacher