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Creating a New Nation: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension. Mrs. aponte
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1
How does Thomas Jefferson convinced people of the need of independence?
by imposing his ideas
with facts and liberal ideas
citing previous documents
2
After the British punished Boston for protesting taxes, colonists decided to start a ______.
tea party
revolution
protest
raid
3
The _______ wanted independence from England.
Patriots
Loyalists
colonists
settlers
4
What is the purpose of this expository text?
To entertain readers
to persuade readers
it does not have a specific purpose
to inform readers
5
Why were the Articles of Confederation a problem?
It gave power to independent states.
It elected a national president.
It promoted a central government.
The colonists couldn't make wise decisions.
6
After winning the war Congress asked states to send __________ to Philadelphia.
leaders
lawyers
colonists
delegates
7
When national and state governments share and divide power they have a _________ system.
Liberal
Conservative
Confederate
Federal
8
When was the Declaration of Independence aproved?
July 4th, 1776
July 1st, 1878
July 1st, 1891.
July 24, 1787
9
How does the king react to the colonists' peace proposal?
The king ordered the search for weapons.
The king removed the laws to help his territories.
The king asked the Parliament to make new strict laws.
10
Thomas Jefferson believed in the protection of people's __________.
liberty
rights
equality
freedom
11
Within time. all taxes were repealed except ____.
tea
paper
stamps
coffee
12
When the Revolution started many _______________ remained neutral.
slaves
Native Americans
plantation owners
colonists
13
_____________ were the colonists who believed the British should rule the colonies.
Loyalists
New Englanders
Southerners
Patriots
14
How do the delegates solve the problem of the disagreement between the states?
The delegates settled borderlines to divide the country by districts.
The delegates sent the states their demands for a unified country.
The delegates will give absolute power to one elected president.
The delegates meet in a Constitutional Convention to discuss other plans.
15
A group of nations or states that joins together is called a _____________.
Union
Confederation
Coalition
Federation
16
The First Continental Congress ______________.
collected money for the colonies
gathered representatives from the colonies
was not an official gathering
was held in Georgia
17
When was the US Constitution aproved?
1787
1791
1786
1776
18
Money that citizen pay the government for services is called?
revenue
surcharge
taxes
tokens
19
What was the Boston Massacre?
Colonists protested against the king and soldiers killed 5 colonists.
It is when the British kidnapped the colonists and held them for ransom.
Colonists protested against the king and killed 5 British soldiers.
20
The Constitution of the United States did not become official until it was ________.
signed
ratified
validated
published
21
What were the Intolerable Acts?
The colonists did not have a representative in Parliament.
The king's tyrannic government.
Taxes were imposed on most of the products of importation.
The king's punishment for tossing the tea cargo overboard.
22
Another reason for the colonists to think the king's treatment was unfair was for ___.
imposing taxes only to the American colonists.
not having a representative in Parliament.
eliminating taxes except on cloth.
