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How did the new Constitution arrange power in the federal government?
A president chosen by Congress (with only symbolic power)
Congress divided into two houses (House of Rep. & Senate)
Nearly all power to the President (George Washington)
Three separate branches (Executive, Legislative, & Judicial)
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What was added to the Constitution shortly after its adoption in 1789?
A treaty of alliance with France
10 Amendments
The Bill of Rights
Limits on individual gun ownership
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Where did Washington & a US/French army defeat the British, the last battle of the war?
Germantown, New Jersey
West Point, New York
Bunker Hill, Massachusetts
Yorktown, Virginia
4
Who commanded the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
Patrick Henry
Dwight Eisenhower
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
5
The American Revolution's roots begin with what previous war, ending in 1763?
Thirty Years' War
Seven Years' War
American Civil War
Sepoy Mutiny
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What "unalienable rights" did Jefferson list in the Declaration of Independence?
Pursuit of Happiness
Life
Vote
Liberty
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T/F: George Washington was a very successful general, winning nearly all of his battles.
TRUE
FALSE
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Where did state representatives meet to write the Constitution in 1787?
New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Richmond, Virginia
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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
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Where did Washington's army spend the winter of 1777-78, suffering from cold & poor supplies?
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Saratoga, New York
Mount Vernon, Virginia
Blue Mountains, North Carolina
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Who began the war as a successful Am. general, before defecting to the British side in 1779?
Benedict Arnold
Mel Gibson
John Andre
Horatio Gates
12
Where did fighting first take place in April 1775?
Charleston, South Carolina
Newark, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts
13
What European country formed an alliance with the Americans in 1778, helping to win the war?
Russia
England
Prussia
France
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What was the government of the USA during & immediately after the war?
A military dictatorship (under George Washington)
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
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When did the 2nd Continental Congress approve a declaration of independence?
May 30, 1778
July 4, 1776
April 7, 1775
December 25, 1763
