UNIT 4 SOCIAL STUDIES CUA

Which of the following actions did the British government take in reaction to the Boston Tea Party?

• Called a meeting in Philadelphia

• Started importing coffee

• Closed the port in Boston

• Stopped taxing colonists

Thomas Jefferson wrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence, and Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet called _____________.

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Common Sense

• Federalist Papers

This document was written by Thomas Jefferson. It was written at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. It has four parts. What is the document?

• United States Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

Groups of workers and tradesmen in Colonial America formed groups in 1765 and did all of the following EXCEPT –

• demonstrate publicily

• threaten British leaders

• help the tax collectors

• dump tea into Boston Harbor

Independence Day is to freedom as Columbus Day is to:

• discovery

• religion

• geography

• sailing

Which of the following statements best represents the ideas Alexander Hamilton contributed during the writing of the U.S. Constitution?

• He suggested that a list of rights for citizens be added to any constitution

• He argued for putting an end to the practice of enslaving people.

• He favored creating a strong federal government along with a national bank

• He proposed a compromise so that both small and large states would have representation.

The poem "Paul Revere's Ride" was written about which of the following American periods?

• Industrial Revolution

• European Exploration

• Gold Rush

• American Revolution

Which of these is a SECONDARY source?

• personal letter

• treaty

• textbook

• photograph

Benjamin Franklin was known serving many roles as one of the Founding Fathers. Which one of the following was NOT one of his roles.

• Postmaster General

• delegate to Continental Congress

• President

• inventor

Which of the following inventions was NOT invented by Benjamin Franklin?

• light bulb

• bifocals

• lightning rod

Answer explanation

Also! He didn't "invent" electricity. He discovered that it existed in storm clouds in the form of lightning!