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)