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Midterm Road to Rev and Revolution
Midterm Road to Rev and Revolution
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All about the Revolutionary War!
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After the French and Indian War, England had
A period of great loss
A massive war debt
A massive war surplus
A period of prosperity
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Which battle started the American Revolution?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
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What was Common Sense?
A pamphlet on why the colonists needed independence
Something Thomas Paine thought all colonists should have
A pamphlet on why the colonists needed to listen to the King
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What was the cause of 3/5 decison?
3/5 of the enslaved would be freed
Enslaved people would count as 3/5 of a person for representation
Enslaved votes counted as 3/5
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What happened at the FIRST Continental Congress meeting?
The delegates decided how to react to the intolerable acts
They appointed George Washington as military commander
The delegates wrote the declaration of independence
The delegates formed an army
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What caused the French and Indian War?
France's expansion to the Upper Ohio River Valley.
They just wanted to fight.
Border Issues.
Lack of Resources; they wanted to expand territory.
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How did Philis Whealty challenge the ideas in the Declaration of Independence.
She wrote Common Sense, which inspired the Revolution
She wrote poems, which inspired the Revolution
She challenged racism &who the Declaration of Independence was intended for
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Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
Trenton
Saratoga
Yorktown
Valley Forge
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Loyalists were...
Colonists that were loyal to the British Crown
Colonists that were loyal to the Declaration of Independence
British soldiers loyal to the king
British soldiers who were loyal to the Colonists
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Why was Shays' Rebellion important?
Showed the limited power of the government
Led to a new constitution
Started the Civil War
Showed military strength
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What was a weakness of the British Army?
They did not know the land well
They didn't have supplies
They had weak leaders
They were not trained well
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The Reason for Shays Rebellion was
Taxes were too high
Banks refused to lend money to farmers
Farmers who owed taxes were having their farms foreclosed.
Farmers could not export their crops to England
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The Judicial Branch...
Is the house of representatives.
Is made up of the supreme court judges and carry out laws.
Creates the laws.
Holds the president and vice-president.
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What does the Executive Branch do?
Creates laws that the legislative branch passes
Carries out laws that the judicial branch passes
Enforces laws that the judicial branch passes
Carry out laws that the legislative branch passes
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Why was the Boston Massacre important?
It led to racial equality laws because of Crispus Attucks
It started the American Revolution
The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain
It stopped the Tea Act
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What is mercantalism?
Salutary Neglect
A mother country protecting their colonies
A mother country controls a colony for trade
A great trading opportunity for the colony
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The Legislative Branch...
Created the constitution.
Enforces the laws.
Is headed by the president
Creates the laws and is made up of the house (HOR) & senate
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The Proclamation of 1763
Colonists were not allowed to settle east of the Appalachian
Colonists were allowed to settle west of Appalachian mts
None of the above
Colonists were not allowed to settle west of Appalachian mts
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What does the Legislative Branch do?
Sign Bills
Veto Bills
Make Laws/Propose Laws
Interpret Laws
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Who won the French and Indian War?
Native Americans
French
Canadians
British
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What was a weakness of the Colonists?
They had a strong leader
Their army was not trained
The lacked weapons and ammunition
They understood the land
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Why did Boston Massacre Happen?
They had no reason,they just did it for fun
Tensions grew, and a group of saliors threw ice and snow at B. soldiers
It happened because the King was trying to prove a point
A group of British Soldiers fired at sailors taunting them
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Who was not intended in the Declaration of Independence?
Indigenous People
All of the above
Enslaved people
Black and African Americans
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What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
States did not listen to the Congress
States would not give Congress money
Congress had too little power
Congress had too much power
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What are the Articles of Confederation?
51 papers written by the Federalists
The first constitution
A pamphlet given out in Philadelphia
The first attempt at a national government
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The Executive Branch...
Houses the senate.
Creates the laws of the land.
Is headed by the president, vice-president and cabinet
Is headed by the supreme court judges
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Patriots are...
The people who wrote the Declaration of Independence
A football team
British fighting for the crown
Colonists who wanted independence
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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
No Executive Branch.
All of the Above
It did not give the power to tax.
No national military
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Who did the majority of Native Americans fight for?
The British
Colonists
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What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Saratoga
Baron Von Steuben training the army
The Declaration of Independence
Common Sense written by Thomas Paine
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What were the consequences of the Tea Act?
The Proclamation of 1763
Lexington and Concord
The Boston Tea Party
Poniac’s Rebellion
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What did the Townshed Act Tax?
Glass
Lead
Tea
Paint
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What happened in the Tea Act?
Angered by the Boston Tea Party, sent new rules.
Colonists were forced to buy tea from the East India Company at discount
Colonists boycotted buying paper items
The soldiers, were met by a large and taunting crowd
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Why did many African Americans fight with the British?
They promised freedom
They promised money
They promised housing
They promised food
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What does the Judicial Branch do?
Thinks about laws
Interprates laws
Creates laws
Enforces laws
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Colonists were able to survive the Winter at Valley Forge because..
Baron Von Steuben trained and sanitized the camps
They looted local Native camps
GWashington helped immunize people
They got an increase in supplies
