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The American Revolution through the Constitution
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Delegates met at the ____________ in Philly to discuss amending or scrapping the Articles in favor of a constitution
Committees of Correspondence
Congressional Convention
The Constitutional Convention
The Articles Assembally
2
The British government decided to tax the American colonies (get that cheddar)
To finance westward expansion
to show their dominance
to finance the slave trade
To pay off war debts
3
The Northwest Ordinance 1787 did what?
established a plan for new territory and statehood
designated land for the French
designated Indian territory
settled the land to the west of the Appalachians
4
A British law that taxed colonial newspapers and other printed materials
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Parliament Tax
The Paper Tax
5
This was foreign soldier hired to fight in the war.
Loyalist
Mercenary
Patriot
Minuteman
6
He believed in a strong national government and was a writer on the Federalist papers.
Patrick Henry
John Jay
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
7
How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
They deployed troops to Lexington and Concord
The Townshend Acts
They switched to coffee
8
The last major battle of the war was
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Valley Forge
9
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation
there was no legislative branch of the government
only congress had the power to tax
There was no national court system
state governments had no authority
10
the agreement that ended the Revolutionary war
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of London
The Proclamation of 1793
The Treaty of Philadelphia
11
Opponents of the Constitution argued that it lacked a ___________ to protect the freedom of the people
bill of rights
an equal balance between the national gov. and the states
court system
system of checks and balances
12
Prussian drillmaster train Americans to be “soldiers”
Daniel Shay
Marquis de Lafayette
Friedrich von Steuben
Rocky Balboa
13
The introduction to the Declaration of Independence is sometimes called
The Royal Prologue
The Articles of Confederation
The Preamble
The Resolution
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These were a set of acts that included the Quartering Act and closing Boston harbor
Navigation Acts
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
The Acts of Parliament
15
One of the biggest problems facing Washington and his troops was
a lack of enthusiasm for the war
the lack of support for the war with the colonists.
a lack of food and clothing
corruption in the army.
16
Who led the Sons of Liberty?
George Washington
Sam Adams
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
17
The document that was crucial in changing public opinion to support independence was
The Declaration of Independence
The Federalist Papers
The Olive Branch Petition
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
18
What were the benefits of the time spent at Valley Forge?
They got new dope uniforms
Professionalism from unification and training
The French decided to support the colonists
The Hessians joined with the Patriots
19
One effect of the Battle of Saratoga was that
the French agreed to openly support the Americans.
Americans began to lose hope of winning the war.
Americans lost over half of their army.
The Patriots trained to become disciplined soldier
20
What issue did the Great Compromise resolve
the location of the capital
the number of slaves represented in Congress
representation in the national legislature
the inclusion of the Bill of Rights
21
The Battle of Trenton was important because it
It was the "shot heard around the world"
It wiped out the entire British army
It persuaded the French to ally with the Patriots
It boosted Patriot moral
22
This was NOT a plan for the Constitution
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Connecticut
New Jersey
23
A statement of the reason for the colonies to separate from Britain
The Constitution
Thank you, next
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
24
Which prime minister tried to increase revenue by promoting Sugar Act?
King George
Charles Townshend
Patrick Henry
George Greenville
25
The Olive Branch Petition was
document that led to the Boston Tea Party
last attempt by colonist to negotiate with the king
protest of British soldiers quartered in colonist’s homes
petition to sell British olives in Britain
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A policy where Britain gave its colonies more freedom to govern themselves
Mercantilism
The Navigation Acts
The Intolerable Acts
Salutary Neglect
27
What is
NOT
true about the war?
British had the adv. because they only had to wait for the Patriots to quit
The actual revolution began before the first gunshot
it became a symbol of egalitarianism
the Patriots had homefield adv. as well as a noble cause to fight for
28
The Antifederalists argued against the Constitution because they felt
it created a weak executive.
it gave too much power to the people.
the articles of confederation did not need to be reformed.
it made the national government too strong
29
The Boston Massacre was a response to
The Intolerable Acts
The Quartering Act
the dumping of British tea in Boston Harbor.
British seizure of the ship Liberty & tension between soldiers & colonists
30
He led a farmer rebellion against high taxes in Massachusetts
John Jay
Chief Pontiac
Edmund Stono
Daniel Shay
31
British commander who led early victories in the South but was defeated at Yorktown
von Steuben
Gates
Cornwallis
Washington
32
This said that Parliament had the right to make any laws over the colonists
The Townshend Acts
The Declaratory Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
33
having ______________on their side gave the Federalists an advantage
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
34
The Sons of Liberty were behind what event?
The Boston Massacre
Bacon's rebellion
The Boston Tea Party
The battle of Lexington and Concord
35
Father of the Constitution
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
36
a military struggle in which the British fought
Treaty of Paris
Pontiac's Rebellion
The French and Indian War
Shay's Rebellion
37
Hamilton, Madison, and Jay wrote the Federalist papers under this pseudonym?
Young Money
Brutus
Liberty
Publius
38
These were indirect taxes on imported materials like glass, lead, paint, paper and
tea
The Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts
Townshend Acts
The Declaratory Acts
39
How did nationalists regard Shays’ Rebellion?
as an example of how governments abuse their power
as a demonstration of Americans commitment to democracy
as proof that the states had too little power
proof that only a strong gov. could prevent social disorder
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The colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in
one man, one vote
give me liberty, or give me death
virtual representation
No taxation without representation
41
power distribution in the legislature was solved by
The Land Ordinance
The New Jersey Plan
The Articles of Confederation
The Great Compromise
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Another name for civilian soldiers
Mercenaries
G. I. Joe
militia (minutemen)
Hessians
