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