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The American Revolution
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A review of the facts about the American Revolution
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1
What is the federal system?
a system of checks and balances
how a nation votes for their president
a unified tax structure
a form of government consisting of national and state govt.
2
Which is NOT a branch of the American Government?
Legislative
Executive
Parliament
Judicial
3
Which was NOT a cause of the American Revolution?
Unfair taxes imposed by the King
No representation in Parliament for the colonies
The colonies wanted to practice their own religion
The king did not recognize the natural rights of the colonies
4
What Act imposed a tax on certain printed materials?
The Intolerable Act
The Coercive Act
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
5
A state of opposition between opposing groups or individuals.
potential
tension
polis
amendments
6
What was the first US Constitution?
Magna Carta
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
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Who wrote
Common Sense
, a pamphlet that helped convince people to support independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
King George
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What idea from Montesquieu helped shape the US Constitution?
Natural Rights
Manifest Destiny
Separation of Powers
No Taxation without Representation
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Which one is NOT a cause of the American Revolution?
Seven Years War
Mounting Tension
The Stamp Act
Taxation without Representation
10
Which one is NOT a guaranteed freedom under the Bill of Rights?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Choice
11
Where did General Cornwallis surrender to Gen. George Washington- ending the war?
Gettysburg
New York City
Yorktown
Trenton
12
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are called the:
Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
13
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
William Pitt
Thomas Jefferson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
14
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
King George III
William Pitt
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
15
Which event took place in response to Britain passing the Tea Act of 1773?
Manifest Destiny
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
Revolutionary War
16
Between 1756 and 1763, France and Britain fought each other in what war?
The War of 1812
The Seven Years War
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
17
A settlement that is linked with a parent country is called a:
territory
island
polis
colony
18
What meeting was held to revise the Articles of Confederation?
Continental Congress
2nd Continental Congress
Constitutional Convention
Parliament
