American Revolution

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• to show who owns property

• to raise money for the colonies

• to earn revenue for Britain

• to keep the colonies safe

Why did the colonies organize the First Continental Congress?

• Britain asked them to meet.

• The colonists wanted to counteract British policy.

• It was the only way to raise money.

• They disagreed about going to war.

The Declaration of Independence declared that the colonies

• were independent from the United States.

• could choose a new leader every time they met.

• wanted to go to war.

• were independent from the British Empire.

How did France help the colonies during their war for independence?

• France supplied arms and money as well as soldiers and officers.

• France gave the colonies as much money as they wanted.

• The French fought Britain on British soil, distracting them from the colonies in North America.

• France started a war with Native Americans.

Why did the colonies fear having a strong central government?

• A strong central government always ignores the needs of its citizens.

• Strong central governments tend to be unable to get things done efficiently.

• The colonies feared that Britain would take revenge on them for winning the war.

• The colonies had lived under the oppressive rule of a strong power.

Why did the colonists write an entirely new constitution when they met to revise the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation were not long enough.

• The Articles of Confederation had been written for them by Britain.

• The Articles of Confederation proved to be too weak to solve national problems.

• They needed a weaker, more flexible constitution than the Articles of Confederation.

The federal system outlined in the new constitution contained

• one main center of power, with three subsidiary branches that can make suggestions.

• two branches, with both branches having equal power.

• three branches, in which each branch has the power to restrain the other branches.

• only an executive, who was elected by all the people.

Which of the following is an amendment in the Bill of Rights?

• freedom of religion

• free medical care

• freedom for everyone to vote

• free education

Much of the Bill of Rights was based on ideas from

A. B.

C. D.

• the Stamp Act.

• the Enlightenment.

• Britain's constitution.

• the monarchies of Europe.