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VanScoy Revolution and Constitution Test
VanScoy Revolution and Constitution Test
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American Revolution to Bill of Rights
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1
Which state banned slavery first?
Virginia
Rhode Island
Delaware
Pennsylvania
2
Shay's Rebellion was about
Seizures of firearms
British spying
False imprisonment
Unpaid taxes and debts of the government
3
Who was the author of Common Sense?
George Mason
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
4
How many soldiers did the British lose at Bunker Hill?
100
10,000
500
1000
5
Who was NOT involved in the creation of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
Patrick Henry
6
In the Saratoga campaign, Burgoyne targeted which American city?
Philadelphia
Albany
Boston
New York City
7
What document ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Albany
None of the Above
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
8
Who was the author of the Great Compromise?
Sherman
Patterson
Hamilton
Lincoln
9
The Battle of Trenton took place on this holiday
Christmas Day
4th of July
New Year's Eve
Easter Sunday
10
Which two states forced the Federalists to add a Bill of Rights?
Pennsylvania and South Carolina
New Jersey and Delaware
New York and Virginia
Virginia and Delaware
11
Which battle was both a British victory and their bloodiest day?
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Brandywine
12
Under the New Jersey Plan
States would split votes between population and equal
States would have equal representation
States would all fight a cage match for voting rights
States representation would be based on population
13
This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution
Brandywine
Trenton
Yorktown
Saratoga
14
General Burgoyne's strategy to defeat the Americans was to
To make a peace with Washington then trick him
Take all their major cities
To move to the South where Loyalists would help
Split them by taking the colony of New York
15
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Ben Franklin
King George III
John Hancock
James Patterson
16
Which of the following belongs in the First Amendment?
Right to assemble peacefully for protests
Right to bear arms
Search Warrants required for police/government
No quartering of Troops
17
George Washington was from which state?
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Massachusetts
18
The first amendment of the Constitution has all of these rights except
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Privacy
Freedom of Speech
19
The Virginia Plan was in favor of
Representation based on slave ownership
Representation based on wealth
Representation based on equality
Representation based on population
20
What year was the Constitution finally ratified?
1777
1779
1789
1786
21
Who said "Rights not written down are considered lost..."?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
George Mason
22
Which British general surrendered at Yorktown?
Thomas Gage
John Burgoyne
Horatio Gates
Charles Cornwallis
23
Where is Bunker Hill located?
Rhode Island
Boston
None of the above
Philadelphia
24
Who rejected the Olive Branch Petition?
Ben Franklin
Charles Cornwallis
William Howe
King George III
25
What is the system of shared powers between Federal and state governments called?
Bicameral
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Federalism
26
What was a Hessian?
Loyalist troops
German mercenaries
British Assassins
Patriot guerrilla fighters
27
Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
Sherman
Hamilton
Patterson
Madison
28
The way Hamilton said the Constitution prevented tyranny was......?
A President
Bicameral Houses
Declaration of Rights of Man
Checks and Balances between branches
29
In Shays Rebellion, farmers attacked
British Tax collectors
Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginina
The Congress of the States United
The court system in Massachusetts
30
Which of these was NOT a British general?
John Burgoyne
Charles Cornwallis
Daniel Shays
William Howe
31
What was the first strategic mistake the British made in the Revolution?
Didn't pursue Washington at New York
Didn't pursue Washington at Philadelphia
Surrender at Saratoga
Didn't invade the South
32
Washington crossed the Delaware to attack
Hessian mercenaries
Indian warriors
British soldiers
Loyalist traitors
33
The Constitutional Convention was held in this city.
Savannah
Boston
Philadelphia
New York City
34
Which of the following is NOT a category of rights in the Bill of Rights?
Protection against unfair taxation
Rights of those accused of a crime
Protection against governmental abuses
Individual freedoms
35
Who was the author of the Great Compromise?
Ben Franklin
Roger Sherman
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Shays
36
Who was the leader of the Federalists?
Patrick Henry
James Monroe
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
37
Which of the following is NOT a branch of government under the Constitution?
Judicial
Military
Executive
Legislative
38
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
Virginia
Rhode Island
New Jersey
39
Which of the following was NOT an author of the Federalist Papers?
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
John Jay
40
Under the 3/5ths Amendment, the importation of slaves would be banned in what year?
1809
1810
1807
1808