4.1 & 4.2 Quiz

Which European nation helped the American colonists defeat the British? 

• The French 
• The British 
• The Portugese
• The Canadians 

What was the final battle that led to the surrender of British forces? 

• Battle at Valley Forge 
• Battle at Yorktown 
• Battle at Concord 
• Battle of Saratoga 

How many years did the Revolution last? 

• 8 years
• 5 years
• 3 years
• 10 years

This was the "official" end of the American Revolution:

• Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris

-Served in the 1st and 2nd Continental Congresses

-Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris

-Defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre

• George Cornwallis

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

• Secured the Treaty of Paris
• Diplomat to France
• Inventor

• George Washington

• George Cornwallis

• Marquis de LaFayette

• Benjamin Franklin

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

Under the Articles of Confederation, America used a national currency (money)

• True
• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could regulate trade between the states.

• true
• false

Under the Articles of Confederation, membership into Congress was based upon a state's population.

• true

• false