Antifederalists criticized the constitution as

concentrating too much power in the hands of a few

Why was the battle of bunker hill considered a patriot victory?

The British lost twice as many troops as the patriots did

What was one effect of New British taxes on colonists?

Outraged colonists protested the new taxes

The Northwest ordinance of 1787

set up rules and procedures for territories to become states

Which of the following advantages was held by the British at the beginning of the war?

They had more guns and ships than the continental army

What is a unicameral legislature?

a lawmaking body with a single house of representatives

which of the following describes federalism?

state and national governments share power

The declaration of independence was written to:

declare independence from the British king

Why did southern farmer's oppose Hamilton's plans for restructuring the economy?

They did not want to pay taxes to help northern states

The plantation economy in the South produced:

great profits at the expense of cultural development, great profits at the expense of equal opportunity

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1
What incident led Parliament to remove nearly all the Townshend Acts
The Boston Tea Party
The meeting of the first continental congress
The sons of liberty boycott
The Boston Massacre
2
Antifederalists criticized the constitution as
containing too many checks and balances
concentrating too much power in the hands of a few
granting too much power to the states
weakening the national government by civil liberties
3
Which political theory defines the different responsibilities of each branch?
limited government
separation of powers
federalism
popular sovereignty
4
Which principle is where government derives its power from the people?
separation of powers
federalism
popular sovereignty
limited government
5
Why was the battle of bunker hill considered a patriot victory?
Patriots captured hundreds of British soldiers
Patriots destroyed British ships
The British retreated soon after the battle began
The British lost twice as many troops as the patriots did
6
Which provided a plan for governing western lands?
Land ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Articles of Confederation
Continental congress
7
The French made an open alliance with the US following
a request from general Cornwallis
The US victory at Saratoga
The battle of trenton
The continental army's victory at valley forge
8
What was one effect of New British taxes on colonists?
Outraged colonists protested the new taxes
Colonists supported the taxes
More colonists feared war would break out
The British lessoned other duties to balance the taxes
9
The majority of enslaved africans were sent to
Pennslyvania
New York
The southern Colonies
Canada
10
The Northwest ordinance of 1787
provided a system for distributing public lands
Did not allow settlers to have slaves
set up rules and procedures for territories to become states
created five new states
11
Which of the following advantages was held by the British at the beginning of the war?
The British soldiers were all dedicate to the war
They had won the hearts and minds of the colonists
The generals respected the fighting power of their opponents
They had more guns and ships than the continental army
12
Which region raised the majority of staple crops in demand by Europeans?
New England
The middle states
The South
New France
13
Which group led violent protests against British taxation in the colonies?
Daughters of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
Parliament
Virginia House of Burgess
14
What is a unicameral legislature?
a lawmaking body with two houses of representatives
a lawmaking body with a single house of representatives
executive committee that shares power with state governments
executive committee to preserve british political traditions
15
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
16
which of the following describes federalism?
state government dominate aa weak national legislature
state and national governments share power
strong national legislature gives equal voice to all
strong executive rules national policy for dependent states
17
Who was a prominent federalist?
Richard Henry Lee
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
18
The American Revolution began when shots were fired at
Philadelphia
Lexington
Boston
Everett
19
The declaration of independence was written to:
establish a colonial government that supported the king
support the British king but not parliament
assert the colonies desires to follow parliament
declare independence from the British king
20
Why did southern farmer's oppose Hamilton's plans for restructuring the economy?
They did not want to pay taxes to help northern states
They wanted the federal government to take on state debts
They favored the charter bank of the US.
They did not favor supporting the economy with agriculture.
21
The plantation economy in the South produced:
great profits at the expense of cultural development
great profits and developed great educational institutions
great profits at the expense of equal opportunity
equal opportunity for all whites and no illiteracy
22
What did federalists want the constitution to provide?
a bill of rights protecting basic liberties
unlimited power for the state governments
a strong central government
citizens conventions

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