Question 1 (5 points)
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What allowed the colonies to become more financially independent from Great Britain?
Question 1 options:
Trade with France
The ability to create all their own products
Many taxes that raised money for the government
Extensive smuggling networks
Question 2 (5 points)
Why did France come into conflict with Great Britain in the early 1700s?
Question 2 options:
British colonists persecuted French colonists for their beliefs.
French colonists disliked working with British colonists.
The French allied with the Americans to help them gain their freedom.
French settlers claimed land that the British believed they claimed.
Question 3 (5 points)
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
Question 3 options:
The first blood was shed between American soldiers and a British mob
The first blood was shed between British soldiers and an American mob
British soldiers unfairly attacked an American town
American soldiers burnt down the town of Boston, which was allied with Britain
Question 4 (5 points)
What was the job of the Second Continental Congress?
Question 4 options:
To write the Constitution and Bill of Rights
To elect Washington as President
To decide how to respond to the Intolerable Acts
To form a continental army
Question 5 (5 points)
What was an argument in Common Sense?
Question 5 options:
The British should capture more land in America.
The Americans should have their own royalty.
The British government should become a republic.
The Americans should be independent from the British.
Question 6 (5 points)
What was an advantage the Americans had during the Revolutionary War?
Question 6 options:
They had more experience
They had a larger force
They were well paid and well fed
They were on their homeland
Question 7 (5 points)
What happened to slaves as a result of the Revolutionary War?
Question 7 options:
Some slaves were freed by the British.
All slaves were freed in the South.
All slaves were freed in the North.
Some slaves were taken to serve in England.
Question 8 (5 points)
How did the American Revolution impact other countries?
Question 8 options:
It showed colonies should not rise up against their homelands.
It caused France to go to war with Canada.
It encouraged other countries that wanted to be free, like Haiti.
It served as an example of how not to rebel.
Question 9 (5 points)
Why was the Revolutionary War a problem for Native American tribes?
Question 9 options:
Their land was bought by the British settlement of Canada.
Many tribes allied themselves with the British.
The American government punished them for helping the British.
The British took their allies with them back to England.
Question 10 (5 points)
How did the state governments develop after the colonies gained independence?
Question 10 options:
The Second Continental Congress formed each government.
The Articles of Confederation established state governments.
Each state developed its own government with its own Constitution.
The states shared one Constitution, which they interpreted differently.
Question 11 (5 points)
What was the Virginia Plan?
Question 11 options:
Each state would be represented by an equal number of representatives.
Each slave would count as 1 person when determining state population for representation.
Each state would be represented by a number of representatives based on its population.
There would be two houses, one based on population and one with equal representation.
Question 12 (5 points)
What was a name for supporters of the Constitution?
Question 12 options:
Federalists
Yeomen
Democrats
Conmen
Question 13 (5 points)
What did antifederalists believe the Constitution was lacking?
Question 13 options:
Protection for individual rights
Taxation powers
The establishment of a bank
Power for the national government
Question 14 (5 points)
What was George Washington’s stance on slavery?
Question 14 options:
He was a vocal abolitionist who fought to get slavery banned.
He believed slavery was economically beneficial.
He was against slavery but was not a vocal abolitionist.
He thought slavery would eventually end on its own.
Question 15 (5 points)
How did the national capital move to Washington, DC?
Question 15 options:
It was always there—it never moved.
It was a part of a political compromise.
It was a request of George Washington.
The location was changed when the first White House burned down.
