American History: LIFEPAC 1102
True
England began to tax the colonies heavily to help pay for the French and Indian War. (true/false)
favored Constitution
Federalists (matching)
ships had to be English
First Navigation Act (matching)
foreign soil
One weakness of the British Army was fighting on ____________. (fill in the blank)
boycott English goods
Passage of the Townshend Acts caused the colonists to _______. (multiple choice)
settlers not permitted to move west
Proclamation Act of 1763 (matching)
False
Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising of western farmers who were enraged over economic discontent and heavy taxation. (true/false)
Senate; House of Representatives
The "Great Compromise" of the Constitution suggested a two-part legislature consisting of a(n) ________ a(n) ________. (fill in the blank)
False
The American Navy, under the command of John Paul Jones, was no match for the British naval forces. (true/false)
Samuel Adams
The Committees of Correspondence were organized by ______. (multiple choice)
legislative, executive, and judicial ; checks and balances
The Constitution provides for a three-branch system consisting of the ________, ______, and _______ branches, which makes possible the system of "________ and ________." (fill in the blank)
False
The Constitution was merely a revision of the Articles of Confederation. (true/false)
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence was drawn up by _______. (multiple choice)
True
The Federalist Papers of 1788 were a series of newspaper articles written in support of the Constitution by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay. (true/false)
punish Boston
The Intolerable Acts were passed to ______. (multiple choice)
Government
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided _______ for the Northwest. (fill in the blank)
Horatio Gates
The hero at Saratoga was _______. (multiple choice)
Rhode Island
The last state to ratify the Constitution was _______. (multiple choice)
a.) fighting for a common cause d.) making use of British mistakes
Two strengths the Continental Army possessed were (check beside correct answers)
True
After crossing the Delaware on Christmas night, 1776, Washington and his troops were victorious in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. (true/false)
Tory
Another name for a Loyalist was _______. (multiple choice)
opposed Constitution
Antifederalist (matching)
British commander at Vincennes
Colonel Hamilton (matching)
Olive Branch Petition begging Parliament not to break from the colonies until a compromise could be worked out
Congress adopted the ________. (multiple choice)
they didn't have enough money
Congress didn't provide the army with enough equipment because _______. (multiple choice)
Surrendered at Yorktown
Cornwallis (matching)
Parliament allowed to pass any laws
Declaratory Law (matching)
True
During the post-Revolutionary period, most of the states passed laws forbidding the further importation of slaves. (true/false)
George Washington in New York
In 1776 Howe defeated _______. (multiple choice)
"Common Sense"
Thomas Paine wrote _______. (multiple choice)
b.) little organization c.) lack of equipment d.) untrained
Three weaknesses of the Continental Army were (check beside correct answers)
result of stamp act
Virginia Resolves (matching)
established Fort Necessity
Washington (matching)
Baron von Steuben
Which man did General Washington make the Chief Inspector of the colonial troops? _____ (multiple choice)
allowed British to search colonists' homes
Writs of assistance (matching)