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a. | Common Sense | f. | Intolerable Acts | b. | Stamp Act | g. | Boston Massacre | c. | Boston Tea
Party | h. | Second Continental
Congress | d. | Declaration of Independence | i. | Townshend Acts | e. | Olive Branch Petition | j. | Samuel Adams |
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Parliament passed the ____, requiring colonists to pay a direct tax on a
variety of printed items
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2.
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_____ helped found the Sons of Liberty, a secret resistance group
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3.
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Tensions rose between Britain and the colonies when the ____ left Crispus
Attucks and four others dead
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4.
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The ____ was used to send a forceful message to Britain to communicate the
colonists' feelings toward the Tea Act.
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5.
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Parliament passed what the colonists called the ____, a series of measures
that, among other things, shut down Boston Harbor and authorized British commanders to house soldiers
in private homes.
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6.
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On July 8, 1775, Congress appealed to King George with the ____, hoping for a
return to the "former harmony" between Britain and the colonies
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7.
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Thomas Paine wrote ____, spurring many colonists to demand independence from
Britain
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8.
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The ____ announced that people have unalienable rights to "life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness
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9.
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The ____ declared American independence on July 2, 1776, and adopted the
Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776
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a. | Trenton | e. | Marquis de Lafayette | b. | Saratoga | f. | General John Burgoyne | c. | Valley
Forge | g. | Paris | d. | Yorktown | h. | egalitarianism |
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10.
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The battle that is considered the turning point in the Revolutionary War was
fought here
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11.
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The 1777-1778 winter camp of the Americans was here
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12.
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He lobbied for reinforcement troops from France and led a command in Virginia
in the last years of the Revolutionary War
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13.
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This is where, on Christmas night in 1776, George Washington led 2,400 men in
rowboats across an ice-choked river
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14.
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He was a French military leader, who helped transform the Continental Army into
an effective fighting force
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15.
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This town was the site of the British surrender and the end of the
Revolutionary War
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16.
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The treaty confirming U.S. independence was signed here
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17.
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This is a belief in the equality of all people
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Republicanism is the idea that
a. | a strong national government should hold supreme power. | c. | government is
necessary to force people to place the national good above their personal
interests | b. | governments should be ruled by citizens' elected
representatives |
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
a. | claimed all lands west of the appalachian Mountains for the United
States | c. | established procedures by which the original states could legalize claims to western
lands | b. | established a plan for dividing the land west of the Appalachian
Mountains |
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20.
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The Great Compromise proposed that a state's representation in the
House of Representatives
would be determined by
a. | the size of the state's population | c. | the size of the state's land
area. | b. | the size of the state's slave population |
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The delegates established a system of checks and balances to
a. | limit the authority of the national government. | c. | prevent any one federal branch from dominating the other
two | b. | ensure a way of changing the Constitution |
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22.
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Ratification of the Constitution required approval by
a. | seven
states. | c. | all thirteen
states | b. | nine
states |
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23.
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The elastic clause in the Constitution allows for
a. | limiting the power of
the government. | c. | detailed descriptions
of the powers of each branch of government | b. | flexibility to meet the changing needs of the
people. |
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24.
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Which is NOT true
The Judiciary Act of 1789 allowed state court decisions
to be appealed to a federal court when
a. | constitutional issues
were raised | c. | created three
executive departments | b. | created federal circuit and federal district
courts | d. | helped federal laws remain the supreme law
of the land. |
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25.
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Which is NOT true
Washington's cabinet included the Department
of
a. | War | c. | Treasury | b. | State | d. | Commerce |
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26.
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Which is NOT true
The Whiskey Rebellion
a. | resulted in a
widespread loss of life | c. |
proved that the federal government could enforce laws | b. | was sparked by an excise tax on the
manufacture of whiskey | d. | reflected tensions
between federal and regional interests |
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Which is NOT true
Jay's Treaty
a. | resulted in Britain
agreeing to evacuate its posts in the Northwest Territory | c. | did not resolve a dispute over neutral American trade in the
Caribbean | b. | provoked outrage at
home | d. | discontinued the British fur trade on the
American side of the U.S.-Canadian border |
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28.
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Which is NOT true
The Alien and Sedition Acts
a. | decreased the
residence requirement for American citizenship to five years | c. | aimed to penalize those expressing "false, scandalous, and
malicious statements" against the government. | b. | were crafted by Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison | d. | were strongly supported by the
Democratic-Republicans |
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29.
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During which event did the first fighting between redcoats and minutemen
occur?
a. | Boston
Massacre | c. | Battle of
Monmouth | b. | Battle of
Lexington | d. | Battle of Bunker
Hill |
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30.
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Who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense arguing that the time had
come for American
independence?
a. | General Thomas
Gage | c. | Samuel
Adams | b. | John
Locke | d. | Thomas
Paine |
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31.
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Which European country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary
War?
a. | Italy | c. | Germany | b. | France | d. | Spain |
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32.
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Which of the following officially ended the war and set the boundaries of the
new nation?
a. | New Jersey
Plan | c. | Olive Branch
Petition | b. | Treaty of
Paris | d. | British surrender at
Yorktown |
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What power did the Articles of Confederation give to the national
government?
a. | declare
war | c. | develop a national
court system | b. | collect
taxes | d. | enforce
laws |
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What is the name of the system that maintains the separation of powers
among the branches of the federal government?
a. | reserved
powers | c. | checks and
balances | b. | delegated
powers | d. | two-house
Congress |
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Which group largely supported adding a bill of rights to the
Constitution?
a. | small
states | c. |
Federalists | b. | large states | d. | Antifederalists |
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36.
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Who was named the first secretary of the treasury by George Washington?
a. | John
Jay | c. | Thomas
Jefferson | b. | Henry
Knox | d. | Alexander
Hamilton
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37.
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The XYZ Affair damaged the relationship between the United States and
which other country?
a. |
England | c. |
France | b. | Canada | d. | Mexico |
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38.
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Who worked with James Madison to write the Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions?
a. |
Aaron Burr | c. |
Thomas Jefferson | b. | John Adams | d. | Alexander Hamilton |
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In which state is Yorktown located?
a. |
Maryland | c. |
West Virginia | b. | New Jersey | d. | Virginia |
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40.
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Approximately how many kilometers separate Yorktown from the peninsula to the
northeast?.
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41.
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Approximately how many ships did the French have compared to the British?
a. | the same
number | c. | half as
many | b. | twice as
many | d. | three times as
many |
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42.
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French troops blocked the road to which town?
a. |
Hampton | c. |
Williamsburg | b. | York | d. |
Chesapeake |
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43.
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Which troops held the position farthest south?
a. |
American | c. |
German | b. | British | d. | French |
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44.
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Whose army had troops the farthest west?
a. | France | c. | America | b. | Germany | d. | Britain |
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45.
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Which body of water is east of the Chesapeake Bay?
a. | James
River | c. | Mississippi
River | b. | York
River | d. | Atlantic
Ocean |
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46.
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Which state borders Virginia to the south?
a. | North
Carolina | c. | South
Carolina | b. |
Maryland | d. |
Georgia |
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47.
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British naval reinforcements would be expected to travel through which body of
water to reach
Yorktown?
a. | York
River | c. | Chesapeake
Bay | b. | James
River | d. | Mississippi
River |
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48.
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How did America win the battle of Yorktown without a naval
presence?
a. | Ships were not
involved in the battle | c. |
American troops had superior muskets | b. | The British surrendered without a fight | d. | America relied on French ships |
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Colonial opposition to the Stamp Act was stronger than opposition to the
Sugar Act because
a. | merchants feared
reduced profits | c. | the Stamp Act affected colonists directly. | b. | the Stamp Act included a tax on newspapers | d. | the Sugar Act actually reduced the tax on
molasses. |
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50.
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Colonial opposition to the Stamp Act was stronger than opposition to the Sugar
Act because
a. | merchants feared
reduced profits | c. | the Stamp Act
affected colonists directly | b. | the Stamp Act included a tax on newspapers | d. | the Sugar Act actually reduced the tax on
molasses |
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51.
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The argument against tyranny found in Common Sense was supported
by
a. |
Patriots | c. |
General Thomas Gage | b. | those who favored the Olive Branch Petition | d. | Loyalists |
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52.
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The first success of the Continental Army occurred at
a. |
Philadelphia | c. | New
York City | b. |
Trenton | d. | Albany |
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53.
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The arrival of the Marquis de Lafayette meant that
a. | George Washington had
failed as a leader | c. | American troops
gained reinforcements and confidence | b. | American victory was imminent | d. | France would dictate the terms of peace between America and
Britain |
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54.
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The result of Shays's Rebellion was to demonstrate that
a. | the government set up
by the Articles of Confederation was ineffective | c. | individual states had too much power. | b. | the government could function effectively
in a time of crisis | d. | citizens will always protest new
taxes |
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55.
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The use of an electoral college to select a president was
a. | an attempt to weaken
the executive branch of government | c. |
unsuccessful and quickly abandoned | b. | favored by states with large populations | d. | an attempt to limit the power of the
masses |
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56.
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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in order to
a. | protect the rights of
black Americans | c. | strengthen the
authority of the central government | b. | protect the rights of women | d. | appease the Antifederalists' concern over individual
rights |
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57.
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The creation of three departments in the executive branch of government
illustrated the new
nation's concern about all of the following except
a. | the
economy | c. | the
military | b. |
education | d. | foreign
affairs |
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58.
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The principle of nullification was a reaction to
a. | the Alien and
Sedition Acts | c. | the Bill of
Rights | b. | the XYZ
Affair | d. | the two-party
system |
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