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This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War and location of British General Charles Cornwallis’ surrender.
Battle of Kings Mountain
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
2
The purpose of this group during the Revolution was to warn neighboring colonists about incidents occurring with British
Patriots
Sons of Liberty
Loyalists
Committee of Correspondence
3
Which of the following advantages was held by the British at the beginning of the war?
The British army was better supplied than the Continental Army.
soldiers fighting for the British were dedicated to the war’s root cause.
The British had a better knowledge and familiarity of local landscapes.
The British were fighting a war of attrition.
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21. According to the U.S. Constitution, the president is chosen by?
The popular vote
The Senate
the House of Representatives
The Electoral College
5
Which of the following Supreme Court cases established the concept of judicial review?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Schenk v. United States
6
The causes of the War of 1812 included all of the following EXCEPT?
demand for respect of America's neutral rights
Strong sentiments by the War Hawks in Congress
fear that Native attacks along the frontier were supported by the British
the conquest of the Louisiana Territory.
7
Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?
Patrick Henry
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
8
The international incident known as the XYZ Affair involved
Spain refused the United States access to the Mississippi River.
The British refused to leave their forts along the American territory.
Native Americans refused to leave the Ohio River Valley territory
French officials demanding a bribe.
9
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense ?
criticized the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
demanded that a strong executive be included in the Constitution
was a call for the abolition of slavery.
blamed Engalnd for problems and urged us to declare their independence.
10
What document by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 was an attempt to establish peace with the British?
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Albany Plan of Union
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The Embargo Act of 1807 sought to?
bring peace between France and Great Britain
encourage domestic American manufacturing
balance Southern and Northern economic power.
Bring Italy into the War of 1812
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A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they?
required the ratification of only a simple majority of states
created a too-powerful chief executive
made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes
did not include a mechanism for their own amendment
13
Where did the Continental Army launch a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison after crossing the Delaware River?
Princeton
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Trenton
14
The primary issue in dispute in Shay's Rebellion was?
failure of Massachusetts authorities to take steps to protect farmers
the failure of Massachusetts to pay a promised postwar bonus to soldiers
the jailing of individuals for failure to pay taxes
the under-representation of western Virginia in the state legislature
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15. Which of the following advantages was held by the continentals at the beginning of the war?
Knowledge and familiarity of local landscapes.
Highly developed manufacturing.
Abundance of weapons and supplies for the Continental Army.
Superior troop numbers.
16
What was the most important consequence of the Boston Tea Party?
failure of other colonies to support action against France.
repeal of the tax on slaves.
reopening of the Port of Boston to foreign trade.
enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Act.
17
What tragic event lead to the death of five colonists at the hands of British soldiers on March 5, 1770?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Gaspee Incident
Battle of Lexington & Concord
18
the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Gaspee Incident
Boston Massacre
Battle of Bunker Hill
19
The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution in order to
strengthen the federal government
protect the rights of African Americans
appease the Anti-Federalists concerns of lack of protection of rights
protect the rights of women
20
Why was the phrase “taxation without representation” so important to the Revolutionary cause?
Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice.
Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items.
Great Britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war.
Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace.
21
Each of the following were aspects of the Federalist party EXCEPT
Support of a stronger federal government
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were two of its earliest leaders.
Belief in a loose interpretation of the Constitution and implied powers.
Comprised mostly of New England merchants and businessmen.
22
The Embargo Act of 1807 hurt which of the following the MOST?
England
France
Louisiana Territory
United States
23
16. Who warned the colonists/minutemen that “the British are coming” with his infamous Midnight Ride?
John Adams
Paul Revere
Baron Von Steuben
Thomas Jefferson
24
This was the act in which colonists were forced to shelter and feed British soldiers.
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Coercive Acts
Tea Act
25
This treaty officially ended the War of 1812.
Treaty of Berlin
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Treaty of Paris of 1783
26
Which president is most closely associated with the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
27
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty Of Paris 1763
Treaty of York 1783
28
Who commanded U.S. forces at the Battle of New Orleans?
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
29
. Democratic-Republicans did not agree with the Alien & Sedition Acts in part because they believed that they violated
3rd amendment
4th amendment
2nd amendment
1st amendment
30
Washington's Farewell Address in 1796?
was delivered to a joint session of Congress by Washington himself
proposed a two-term limitation on the presidency
warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances
endorsed the appearance of two contending political parties in America.
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What was an effect of new British taxes on colonists?
Outraged colonists protested the new taxes.
More people in the colonies feared that war might break out.
The British lessened other duties to balance the taxes.
Colonists supported the taxes.
32
This was a tax on all printed goods.
Quartering Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
33
Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Charles Cornwallis
34
The Battle of Saratoga resulted in?
an unsuccessful peace overture from Lord North.
an embarrassing defeat for the Continental Army
renewed efforts of the Loyalists to enlist colonial support.
France entering the war on the side of the colonies
35
This was the battle where the infamous “shot heard ‘round the world” occurred.
Lexington
Alamance
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
