What were the Intolerable Acts?

A series of acts passed by the British Parliament against the colonies

What made Washington's crossing of the Delaware so daring?

The Delaware was overrun with ice

What caused the Articles of Confederation to fail the American people?

They formed a union that was too loose

What is the Social Contract?

An unwritten law on how society functions

What was the biggest reason the Siege of Yorktown was successful?

The French fleet kept the British from escaping

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1
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Adams
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Anarchy
2
What is Federalism?
A form of government where a strong executive is the head
An absolute democracy
Powers are delegated to central and state governments
A republic
3
On what date was the Declaration of Independence ratified?
July 1 1765
July 4 1776
October 19 1781
June 20 1775
4
What is Congress?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The President and Supreme Court
The Senate and Supreme Court
The House of Representatives and the President
5
What were the Intolerable Acts?
A series of acts passed by the British Parliament against the colonies
A series of acts made to instill fear in the colonies
A series of acts designed to keep the Church of England in power
A series of sanctions between England and France
6
What sort of government did Hobbes support?
Republic
Democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
7
What is Censorship?
A law prohibiting religion
Suppression of one's ideas
An author
Suppression of thought
8
What signifies the Constitution as a Social Contract?
It was an extension of the Declaration
The Bill of Rights
The fact that it succeeded the previous form of government
The words "We the People..."
9
What made Washington's crossing of the Delaware so daring?
The Delaware was patrolled by British soldiers
Washington knew the strategy had a high chance of failure
The Delaware was overrun with ice
The Delaware was packed with fog
10
What caused the Articles of Confederation to fail the American people?
They were too advanced for their time
They did not allow for the formation of an army
They formed a union that was too loose
They became out of date
11
What did John Locke think of mankind?
Man needs control
Man is generally good
Man is generally evil
Man is objective
12
What is the Social Contract?
The function of governments in a society
An unwritten law on how society functions
A precursor to Facebook
The means to rule a society
13
What power does the Executive Branch enjoy?
Absolute
Veto
Order 66
Checks and balances
14
Name the Act which taxed paper in 1765.
Boston Port Act
Intolerable Act
Paper Act
Stamp Act
15
What was the biggest reason the Siege of Yorktown was successful?
The French fleet kept the British from escaping
The Spanish had given a great deal of money to the US
American artillery bombarded the British
Washington came up with a brilliant strategy
16
What is another way of describing the separation of powers?
Checks and balances
Democratic and Republican ideals
Cash or credit
Federalism
17
How do Supreme Court justices get appointed?
By their peers
By the President
By Congress
By the American people
18
What three ideas were central to Locke's philosophy on government?
Life Land Liberty
Life Love Happiness
Life Liberty Pursuit of Happiness
Life Liberty Property
19
Name the King of England during the Revolutionary War.
George III
George II
James II
Charles I

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