Midterm Benchmark Review 2/4

Which document was a model for the Bill of Rights?

• Mayflower Compact

• Constitution

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to --

• Convince Americans to support independence

• Enrage Americans to fight the British army

• Support the Constitution

• Explain why the Bill of Rights was necessary

What document did Thomas Jefferson write?

• Constitution

• Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom

• Virginia Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

Which state was founded by deserters fleeing persecution by the Puritans?

• New York

• Vermont

• Rhode Island

• Maine

What happened after the Intolerable Acts were passed?

• Boston Harbor closed

• Taxes increased

• The Sons of Liberty disbanded

• The British navy blocked all imports from coming in

Why is the title "Boston Massacre" dramatic?

• It didn't happen in Boston but in a smaller, less important town

• No weapons were used

• Only five people died

• A few people were injured, but there were no deaths

What conflict led to the French and Indian War?

• The French wanted to go further west

• The French and Spanish wanted to keep control of the Mississippi River

• The English wanted to take control of Canada

• The French and English both claimed the same land

The colonists couldn't go to this area after the French and Indian war because --

• The Proclamation of 1763 forbade it

• The French owned the territory

• Indians were killing everyone who crossed into their territory

• The taxes were too high to purchase the land

TRUE OR FALSE:

The Stamp and Tea Acts were ways to help England finance their war debts

• True:

  They were in debt after the French and Indian War

• False:

  They wanted to take money from the colonists to deter rebellion

What was the name of the group that remained loyal to the King during the Revolutionary War?

• Partisans

• Tories

• Patriots

• Patricians