Unit 2 Review

What was the first plan of our government called?

• US Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Olive Branch Petition

What was one advantage of the Articles of Confederation?

• It gave Congress the power to collect taxes.

• It organized the American government's leaders and policies.

• It gave each state votes based on their size.

The Articles of Confederation established all of the following except:

• Congress

• 13 independent states

• an executive branch led by a president.

Who were the Loyalists?

• Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to tax British soldiers

• Colonists who wanted to be independent of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

Which side (British or Continental Army) had help from Native Americans?

• British

• Continental Army

True or False: Some enslaved African Americans joined the Continental Army with the hope that they would earn their freedom if they helped win the war. Other enslaved African Americans helped the British for the same reason.

• True

• False

wanted independence from Britain

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• General Cornwallis

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

Which side (British or Continental Army) had help from France?

• British

• Continental Army

___________ was a French general who support America during the Revolutionary War by helping train colonial troops and persuading France to aid the colonies.

• Marquis de Lafaytte

• John Adams

• General Cornwallis

• Thomas Jefferson