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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which is the best explanation for the treatment of Native Americans following the American Revolution?
Inspired by the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, the United States granted Native Americans more rights.
The new nation did not consider Native Americans to be citizens and moved forward in land expansion without considerations for them.
Despite some regions’ differences between the North and South, most Americans agreed that western lands should be set aside as reservations.
After determining which side they supported in the war, some Native American groups were rewarded, while others were punished.
- 2. Fill in the Blank
Following the American Revolution, Loyalists mostly fled to
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which groups' difficulties caused Shays’s Rebellion? Select the two correct answers.
bankers
merchants
militia men
farmers
veterans
- 4. Multiple Choice
What economic power did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation?
imposing taxes
issuing currency
imposing tariffs on imports
regulating interstate commerce
none of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
What rules were established by the Northwest Ordinance and other land ordinances under the Articles of Confederation? Select the two correct answers.
how new states would be admitted
which religions would be allowed
where railroads would be built
where slavery would be permitted
who would govern the new territory
- 6. Multiple Choice
What national power did the Articles of Confederation grant?
control of trade
foreign policy
lawmaking
taxation of citizens
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Articles of Confederation did NOT grant the federal government the power to enforce laws.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Choose the answer that correctly fills in the blanks in the following statement.
Federalists were mostly ___________ who ___________ a strong central government and believed that __________ is the best form of government.
middle class artisans, opposed, direct democracy
lower class farmers, supported, republicanism
lower class farmers, opposed, direct democracy
upper class lawyers, supported, republicanism
- 9. Multiple Choice
Anti-Federalists were mostly ________ who ________ a strong central government and believed that ________ is the best form of government.
upper class lawyers, opposed, republicanism
middle and upper class farmers and planters, opposed, direct democracy
lower class industrial workers, supported, direct democracy
middle class merchants, supported, republicanism
- 10. Fill in the Blank
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
This quote from the Declaration of Independence is the definition of
- 11. Fill in the Blank
"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ..."
This quote from the Declaration of Independence is the definition of
- 12. Multiple Choice
Choose the answer that correctly completes this statement.
Limited Government
Direct Democracy
Popular Sovereignty
None of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Constitution outlines a ___________ so that government branches control the power of other branches.
limited government
separation of powers
system of checks and balances
bicameral legislature
- 14. Multiple Choice
According to the U.S. Constitution, the __________ branch creates laws, the __________ branch enforces laws, and the ___________ branch reviews laws.
executive, judicial, legislative
legislative, judicial, executive
legislative, executive, judicial
judicial, executive, legislative
- 15. Multiple Choice
Choose the answer that correctly completes the audio statement.
limited government
popular sovereignty
checks and balances
the separation of powers
- 16. Fill in the Blank
Type the words to make the statements true (use a single space between the words):
Britain defended its colonial policies by arguing that the colonists had (actual / virtual) representation in Parliament. The colonists insisted they must have (actual / virtual) representation.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Select the words to make the statements true:
The repeal of the Stamp / Sugar Act led to the passage of the Declaratory / Coercive Act(s), asserting Parliament’s authority. It also encouraged more division / unity among the colonies.
Sugar, Coercive, unity
Stamp, Declaratory, unity
Stamp, Declaratory, division
Sugar, Declaratory, unity
Stamp, Coercive, division
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which were actions the Daughters of Liberty took in response to British laws? Select the two correct answers.
boycotting British goods
burning British ships
destroying British property
attacking British soldiers
holding “spinning bees”
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of these groups was most likely to oppose independence from Britain?
New England merchants
supporters of Common Sense
wealthy property owners
Enlightenment philosophers
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which answer lists the correct chronological order of events?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Passage of the Intolerable Acts
Meeting of the First Continental Congress
Passage of the Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
Meeting of the First Continental Congress
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Meeting of the First Continental Congress
Passage of the Intolerable Acts
Meeting of the First Continental Congress
Passage of the Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Passage of the Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
Meeting of the First Continental Congress
- 21. Multiple Choice
What challenges did the Continental Army face in the early years of the American Revolution? Select the two correct answers.
Their forces had little familiarity with the landscape.
Its soldiers were largely untrained and undisciplined.
The army included many mercenaries with uncertain loyalty.
The army comprised militias that rotated in and out of service.
Its commanders had not served in the military or in combat before.
- 22. Multiple Choice
The general who led the Colonial forces in the South was
Thomas Gage
George Washington
Marquis de La Fayette
Nathanael Greene
Samuel Adams
- 23. Multiple Choice
During the Constitutional Convention, what issue did the Three-Fifths Compromise attempt to solve?
how many representatives each state would have in houses of Congress
how many houses of Congress would be in the new government
how enslaved people would be counted when determining a state’s population
how states would elect senators and the president
- 24. Multiple Choice
How did Spanish participation help the Continental forces in the American Revolution? Select the two correct answers.
Spain blockaded the coast to stop British supply ships.
Spain sent its navy to sink British reinforcements at sea.
Spain supplied weapons and other provisions to the militias.
Spain won key victories against the British in the Gulf region.
Spain provided military commanders to train American forces.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following lists events in their correct chronological order?
Shays Rebellion
Treaty of Paris
Constitutional Convention
Bill of Rights added
Constitution Ratified
Constitutional Convention
Shays Rebellion
Treaty of Paris
Constitution Ratified
Bill of Rights added
Treaty of Paris
Shays Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Bill of Rights added
Constitution Ratified
Treaty of Paris
Shays Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Constitution Ratified
Bill of Rights added
- 26. Multiple Choice
Select the answer that contains the words to make the statements true.
After the Battle of (Saratoga / Trenton), the Spanish and French joined the war on the colonists' side. Britain soon lost the city of (New York / Philadelphia) and decided to focus on defeating patriot forces in (New England / the South).
Trenton, New York, New England
Trenton, Philadelphia, the South
Saratoga, Philadelphia, the South
Saratoga, Philadelphia, New England
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