Prelude to the US Constitution

What did American officers learn from Valley Forge?

What is right of habeas corpus mean?

What is the term for the period of time where colonies were allowed to run their own economy and government?

Which of the following was NOT a feature of most of our State Constitutions?

Which victory led to an American alliance with France?

Why was Thomas Paine important to American Independence?

Which professor and former monk began the Reformation in 1517?

What was the most important battle cry of the pre-revolutionary era?

What is theory that is basis of our Constitution?

What do the protestant denominations all have in common?

What was the last great battle of the Revolution that convince the British to sue for peace?

Which of the following was NOT a cause of Shays' Rebellion?

Why did the British adopt their Southern Strategy?

The medieval cosmology that show the universe as a hierarchy was called what?

In feudalism, this group represents the highest rank:

What theory is based on deductive reasoning that begins with the premise that God is omniscient:

What cost the English so much money they tried to radically change the colonial tax system in the 1760s?

Which tax lowered the rate but vastly increased enforcement?

How many sections are in one surveyed township?

In feudalism, this group represents the lowest rank of common laborers:

Who was forgotten Boston lawyer who fought against illegal searches and seizures by British officials?

How many acres in one section of land?

Which theory of the origin of government claims the first government developed from subjugating the weak?

Which colony had the first elected assembly in North America?

This document from 1215 began the tradition of limited government in England:

What is meant by “sovereignty?”

Which important policy did the Northwest Ordinance promote?

During medieval times (Dark Ages) what was the only institution left in Europe?

Which of the following was a consequence of the French and Indian War?

What theory is built on the consent of the people?

Who was the French Army Commander of French forces in the US?

Which statement best descibes the purpose of the Declarations of Independence?

Which theory places high importance on the development of agriculture?

Which religious leader had the most influence on the pilgrims and puritans?

Where did the British General Gage expect to arrest John Hancock & Sam Adams?

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

Which Enlightenment philosopher did Jefferson claim to be the foundation of the Declaration of Independence?

What was General Josiah Harmar's first duty in the Old Northwest?

What was the first charter of our nation under the Continental Congress?

In general, the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution was . . .

Which battle in New York convinced France they should back our cause?

Which document provide for a pathway to statehood for territories?

What was the method British officials used to look for smugglers that Americans felt violated their ancient rights?

One section of land is equivalent to how many miles?

How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 help to create good citizens?

What is ironic about the greatest hero of the Battle of Saratoga?

What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?

Which act sought to lower the cost of defending settlers by preventing expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Under the Articles of Confederation, where did sovereignty exist?

Which of the following denominations most encouraged voting in America?