World History, Quiz 8-4

Great Britain passed the Stamp Act to collect ___________ from the colonies.

taxes

The federal system is a form of government in which power is...

shared between national and state governments.

Why did many European intellectuals admire the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Bill of Rights?

The colonies' ideas came from the ideals of natural rights proposed during the Enlightenment.

______________ was the commander in chief of the Continental Army.

Washington

The ____________ created a weak central government that did not have the power to solve the country's problems.

articles of confederation

The colonies feared a strong ______________.

central government

Beacause of the Stamp Act, what had to carry a stamp?

certain printed materials

By approving the Declaration of Independence, and entire people had officially declared their right to...

choose their government.

The U.S. Constitution outlined a federal system with these three branches of government:

executive, legislative, and judicial.