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Creating a New Nation: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension. Mrs. aponte
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1
How does the king react to the colonists' peace proposal?
The king ordered the search for weapons.
The king asked the Parliament to make new strict laws.
The king removed the laws to help his territories.
2
The _______ wanted independence from England.
Loyalists
Patriots
settlers
colonists
3
What were the Intolerable Acts?
The king's tyrannic government.
The colonists did not have a representative in Parliament.
Taxes were imposed on most of the products of importation.
The king's punishment for tossing the tea cargo overboard.
4
When national and state governments share and divide power they have a _________ system.
Federal
Confederate
Conservative
Liberal
5
A group of nations or states that joins together is called a _____________.
Confederation
Federation
Coalition
Union
6
When was the US Constitution aproved?
1776
1786
1791
1787
7
The Constitution of the United States did not become official until it was ________.
published
validated
ratified
signed
8
Another reason for the colonists to think the king's treatment was unfair was for ___.
imposing taxes only to the American colonists.
not having a representative in Parliament.
eliminating taxes except on cloth.
9
When the Revolution started many _______________ remained neutral.
Native Americans
plantation owners
slaves
colonists
10
_____________ were the colonists who believed the British should rule the colonies.
Patriots
Loyalists
Southerners
New Englanders
11
Money that citizen pay the government for services is called?
taxes
tokens
surcharge
revenue
12
What was the Boston Massacre?
It is when the British kidnapped the colonists and held them for ransom.
Colonists protested against the king and killed 5 British soldiers.
Colonists protested against the king and soldiers killed 5 colonists.
13
What is the purpose of this expository text?
to inform readers
To entertain readers
to persuade readers
it does not have a specific purpose
14
When was the Declaration of Independence aproved?
July 4th, 1776
July 24, 1787
July 1st, 1878
July 1st, 1891.
15
The First Continental Congress ______________.
was held in Georgia
collected money for the colonies
gathered representatives from the colonies
was not an official gathering
16
Thomas Jefferson believed in the protection of people's __________.
liberty
freedom
rights
equality
17
How does Thomas Jefferson convinced people of the need of independence?
by imposing his ideas
citing previous documents
with facts and liberal ideas
18
After the British punished Boston for protesting taxes, colonists decided to start a ______.
tea party
revolution
protest
raid
19
After winning the war Congress asked states to send __________ to Philadelphia.
colonists
leaders
lawyers
delegates
20
How do the delegates solve the problem of the disagreement between the states?
The delegates meet in a Constitutional Convention to discuss other plans.
The delegates settled borderlines to divide the country by districts.
The delegates sent the states their demands for a unified country.
The delegates will give absolute power to one elected president.
21
Why were the Articles of Confederation a problem?
It elected a national president.
The colonists couldn't make wise decisions.
It gave power to independent states.
It promoted a central government.
22
Within time. all taxes were repealed except ____.
stamps
paper
tea
coffee
