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Unit 1: American Beginnings (Revolution and Constitution)
Unit 1: American Beginnings (Revolution and Constitution)
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A History quiz to review key concepts of the #American Revolution
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What do we call the men who drafted the Constitution?
Framers
Patriots
Declarers
Farmers
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Those colonists loyal to their colonies and not Britain
Yankees
Tories
Patriots
Loyalists
3
Virginia Plan assigned delegates based off of...
Each state got the same number
population
total amount of land in a state
How much money the state gave the national govt
4
Under the Articles of Confederation what was the only branch that had power?
Olive
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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Slaves were counted as ____ of person towards a state's population under the Constitution...
1 whole person
1/2
2/3
3/5
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
Colonial Protest of high taxes, dumping tea into harbor
Boston Socialites met for tea and political discussions
Mohawk Indians sneaked on ships and dumped tea into the sea
Samuel Adams' Political Party
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Results of the American Revolution
Britain recognizes colonial independence
a new nation is created
United States gets land to the Mississippi River
all are correct
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What was the Proclamation of 1763
forbade colonists from moving west of Appalachians
King George Proclaimed victory over the French
American colonies Proclaimed Independence
Kennedy Proclaimed America would put a man on the moon
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What was the agreement that merged the VA and NJ plan?
The Great Compromise
The Magnificent Compromise
The Great Chilvary
The Connecticut Compromise
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What was "Common Sense?"
essays explaining the French and Indian War
essays explaining why the colonies should be independent
Common Sense is no longer in existence
a series of essays imploring loyalty to Britain
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Agreement ending the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1793
Treaty of Paris 1773
Treaty of Paris 1783
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In order to have informed voters, what was formed?
Electoral College
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
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This European nation sided with the colonists, helping turn the tide of the war
Germany
Italy
Scotland
France
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What was NOT a weakness under the AOC
Couldn't raise taxes
Weak military
Couldn't coin money
States didn't have enough power
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Which principle is represented in the phrase "We the People"...
popular sovereignty
judicial review
limited government
separation of powers
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What is the first paragraph of the Constitution called?
Amendments
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
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Who was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
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Under the AOC which of the following was a problem?
Govt relied on states for $
All of these
Govt couldn't tax
Govt couldn't order states to pay their debts
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What did Federalists add to the Constitution to help the gain support from Anti-Federalists?
Bill of Rights
Supreme Court
Declaration of War
Articles of Confederation
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Who wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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What did Federalists want?
not to ratify the Constitution
less govt control
to ratify the Constitution
weak central govt
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A document sent to KGIII outlining reasons the colonies were declaring independence...
Join or Die
Stamp Act Congress
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
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NJ plan gives suggested amount of representatives should be based on...
$ generated by taxes
equal amount
population
total size of land
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No taxation without representation meant what to the colonists?
Colonists would not obey the tax
British taxes were to high
legalized smuggling
it was unfair to be taxed without representation in Parliament
25
How many states had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to become a law?
13
11
9
35
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Law passed by Parliament requiring a tax on all paper and legal documents
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
27
What problem did the French and Indian War cause for Great Britain?
King George was killed in battle
depletion of financial reserves/debt
France bombed London
lost the war and territory
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Who won the French and Indian War?
Native Americans
China
Britain/American colonies
France/Indian allies
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Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
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1st amendment protects rights of...
Government
States
President
Individual
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What incident illustrated weakness of Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Bacon's Rebellion
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What did the Anti-Federalists want?
more government control
to amend Articles of Confederation
strong central govt
weak state government
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What was the Boston Massacre?
Colonists burned Boston to the ground
British soldiers burned Boston to the ground
incident where 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers
5 British Soldiers killed by colonists
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1st attempt at a national government by American colonists...
Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Constitution
Stamp Act Congress
