CKLA 2nd Domain 5 Lesson 1

Multiple Choice

From which country did America gain independence after the Revolutionary War?

• France
• Spain
• Great Britain

Multiple Choice

It was an event in which the colonists dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor. What is it?

• Boston Harbor Incident
• Tea Party Protest
• Boston Tea Party

​Paul Revere warning of British attack

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the document?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the document?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Why did the colonists decide to declare independence from Britain?

• To gain access to British trade markets
• They wanted to be a free and no longer be ruled by a king.

• To support the French in their war against Britain

Multiple Choice

After the Revolutionary War, what was the type of government formed in the United States

• Democracy

• Confederation
• Monarchy

​Take a Side: As I read the following situations, walk quietly to the front of the room if what I read describes life in colonial America before the Revolutionary War. Walk quietly to the back of the room if what I read describes life in the United States after the Revolutionary War. Stay in the center of the room if what I read describes life during the Revolutionary War.

The people were ruled by a king in Great Britain

The people declared their independence from Great Britain.

The Constitution set up a government that gave the people the power to rule.

The people in Boston dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor to show they were upset with the British king.

​Listen carefully to learn how the war between France and Great Britain affected the new United States.

Multiple Choice

What’s the name of the document that became the framework for the American government?

• The Constitution of the United States
• The Bill of Rights
• The Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Who were the Founding Fathers?

• They were the men who helped write the Constitution and form the government of the new nation.

• They were primarily artists and musicians.

• They were leaders in the French Revolution.

Multiple Choice

Who is the Father of the Constitution?

• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the area of land the United States purchased from France?

• Louisiana Territory
• Texas Annexation
• Florida Purchase

Multiple Choice

What was happening between France and Great Britain in the years after the American Revolutionary War?

• A peaceful alliance was formed.

• Both countries agreed to share control over North America.
• They were at war with each other

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the series of wars between Great Britain and France?

• Napoleonic Wars
• War of the Roses
• Seven Years' War

Multiple Choice

What is the practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to be in the British navy?

• Impressment
• Conscription
• Recruitment

Open Ended

Why were the British capturing, or impressing, sailors on other countries’ ships?

Open Ended

What things did the British do during its war with France that angered the United States?

​How did the war between France and Great Britain affect the new country known as the United States? On your index card, write at least two ways that war affected the United States in the early 1800s.

​Students will be making a self-portrait using Activity Page 1.1. First, they should draw a portrait of themselves in the frame. Remind students that a portrait usually includes only their head and shoulders.