Unit 3 Quiz for SS8H3abcd

1.  What two countries were the major combatants in the French and Indian War and signed the Treaty of Paris?

• France and the United States
• France and Spain
• France and Great Britain
• Great Britain and United States

1.  How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

• England was heavily in debt and taxed the colonists to help pay off the debt.
• France lost the Louisiana Territory and the Southern colonies argued with England over claims to the newly acquired land.
• American colonists were angry that they were forbidden to settle past the Appalachian Mountains and were willing to fight for the right to settle in the west. 
• King George III of England declared that American colonists were not English citizens.

Why was anti-British sentiment less popular in Georgia than in other colonies?

• Georgia had more British settlers than other colonies.
• Georgia was the youngest colony and needed more support from the mother country.
• Georgia had a much smaller population and didn't have enough people to send to war.
• Georgia colonists were strongly in favor of the Stamp Act.

How did Georgia respond to the Stamp Act?

• Georgia was the only colony to produce and sell any stamps.
• Georgians were angered by the Stamp Act and rioted in the streets.
• Georgians ignored the Stamp Act entirely.
• All Georgians faithfully obeyed the law. 

1.  The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was...

• Thomas Paine   
• Benjamin Franklin                       
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

The first constitution of the United States of America was called the…

• American Constitution
• Constitution of the United States
• Confederation of Colonies
• Articles of Confederation

The Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence were…

• William Few, Lyman Hall, and Elijah Clarke.
• William Baldwin, John Hancock, and Robert Morris.
• George Walton, Button Gwinnett, and Lyman Hall.
• John Hancock, John Adams, and George Walton.

Which issue did NOT create conflict in the development of the Constitution in 1787?

• The inclusion of slaves in the population count.
• Dividing the new government into three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative.
• The division of the Legislature into two houses- Senate and House of Representatives.
• Basing representation in the federal government on population size.

What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government represented all thirteen states.
• The Articles of Confederation could be revised
• The Articles of Confederation was not ratified by all the states.
• The federal government had little power.

Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation want a federal government with little power?

• They did not favor a government that gave power to the southern states.
• The considered themselves thirteen separate states rather than one nation.
• They had just freed themselves from the domination of a strong, powerful government in Great Britain.
• They wanted local government to have the most power since that form of government was closest to the people.