Constitution Day 1

The first African American to be elected into public office was ____________________________. He also warned his local committee about approaching Redcoats during the American Revolution.

• Civic virtue

• James Armistead

• Mercantilism

• Wentworth Cheswell

Before the Battle of Yorktown, an African American named _____________________________ spied on the British troops and reported back to George Washington.

• Civic virtue

• James Armistead

• Mercantilism

• Wentworth Cheswell

The economic policy where the colonies are used by their mother country for profit is called ________________________________.

• Civic virtue

• James Armistead

• Mercantilism

• Wentworth Cheswell

Doing the right thing for your community is called ___________________________________.

• Civic virtue

• James Armistead

• Mercantilism

• Wentworth Cheswell

The final major battle of the American Revolution was _________________________________.

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

• Yorktown

The ______________________________ ended the American Revolution and gave all the land from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean to America.

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

• Yorktown

Washington and his solders spent a harsh winter at ________________________________ during the American Revolution.

• Intolerable Acts

• Valley Forge

• Lexington & Concord

• Declaration of Independence

The ______________________________________ was written by Thomas Jefferson. It stated that the 13 colonies were now becoming an independent country from Britain.

• Intolerable Acts

• Valley Forge

• Lexington & Concord

• Declaration of Independence

The laws passed by King George III to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party were called the ________________________________________.

• Intolerable Acts

• Valley Forge

• Lexington & Concord

• Declaration of Independence

The first major battle of the American Revolution was _________________________________________.

• Intolerable Acts

• Valley Forge

• Lexington & Concord

• Declaration of Independence