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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe US Constitution replaced ________________ as the national governmentDeclaration of IndependenceArticles of ConfederationMagna CartaGeorge Washington
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho served as the leader during the Constitutional Convention?AdamsHancockJeffersonWashington
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?George WashingtonJohn AdamsAlexander HamiltonJames Madison
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?Congress could not impose taxesA strong central governmentCongress could not settle disputes between states
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Shay's Rebellion important?Shay's Rebellion started the American RevolutionShay's Rebellion caused a new war with EnglandShay's Rebellion shocked Congress into calling a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?The greatest challenge at the convention was how to balance the interests of the large states with the interests of the small statesThe greatest challenge at the convention was issue of women's rightsThe greatest challenge at the convention was the issue of taxes
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWe have this to make sure no branch has power over the othersChecks & BalancesWeights & MeasuresPresident & CabinetMilitary & Votes
- 8. Multiple Choice*Sugar Act
*Quartering Act
*Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...Restricting colonial trade with American IndiansImposing regulations on colonial agriculture.Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.Punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament. - 9. Multiple ChoiceBritish colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they...Feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.Did not want to share control of the fur trade with France.Resented the limits it imposed on Westward Expansion.Wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
- 11. Multiple Choice"Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory in the Battle of _____ renewed patriots hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world."
"A Crucial American Victory," U.S. National Park Service,
Which of the following best competes this excerpt?TrentonYorktownSaratogaConcord - 12. Multiple ChoiceUnalienable Rights
*Life
*Liberty
*Pursuit of Happiness
The rights listed above were -established by a series of Supreme Court decisions.defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address. - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich document included the idea first suggested by John Locke that people have a right to overthrow a government that oppresses them?Mayflower CompactDeclaration of IndependenceFundamental Orders of ConnecticutProclamation of 1763
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat individual arrived from France and aided George Washington and the Continental Army?Bernardo de GalvezMarquis de LafayetteDe la SalleJames Armistead
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?YorktownSaratogaLexington and ConcordBunker Hill - 16. Multiple ChoiceThis American victory was the turning point in the war.SaratogaYorktownBunker HillLexington and Concord
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThis member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence.Thomas JeffersonBenjamin FranklinPatrick HenryJohn Adams
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat event is depicted in this image?Boston MassacreBoston Tea PartyBattle of Bunker HillLexington and Concord
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSamuel Adams and Paul Revere led members of the Sons of Liberty in this protest against taxes.First Continental CongressBoston MassacreBoston Tea PartyStamp Act Congress
- 20. Multiple Choice
what was the camp called where they Revolutionary army stayed?
Valley Forge
Forge Valley
Camp site A
Command Post 1
- 21. Multiple Choice
Who was the British Commander defeated at the Battle of Yorktown by George Washington.
Crispus Attucks
Lord Cornwallis
Thomas Paine
- 22. Multiple Choice
Sailor, runway slave and one of the 5 colonist killed at the Boston Massacre?
Thomas Jefferson
Crispus Attucks
Abigail Adams
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe ________________ required colonists to pay taxes on business papers such as newspapers, diplomas, playing cards, and various legal documents.Quartering ActStamp ActSugar ActTownshend Act
- 24. Multiple Choice
Who signed the Declaration of Independence so large his signature has become famous.
John Hancock
John Locke
John Adams
John Frank
- 25. Multiple Choice
The cause of Britain's debt and the reason they began to pass taxes on the colonists.
Lexington & Concord
Sarotoga
French and Indian War
American Revolution
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