American History

Who fought a war in 1763 giving England control over the colonies?

• England and France

• England and Spain

• France and Spain

• France and native Americans

What two laws did the English pass to get more money from the colonists?

• Stamp Act

• Townsend Act

• Tax Act

• Tea Act

Which King said colonists could not live West of the Appalachian mountains?

• Elizabeth I

• Victoria

• George III

• Charles II

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

• Andrew Jackson

• George III

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

When did the colonists declare independence?

• 1982

• 1763

• 1805

• 1776

What did each colony sign to became a member of the new nation?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Nothing

A union of states that agree to cooperate is called a...

• Confederation

• Group

• Colony

• Nation

What is a group of people who are responsible for making the country's laws?

• Collection

• Party

• Court

• Congress

What did members of congress fight over when building the new country?

• crops and houses

• money and land

• money and crops

• rules and laws

Who led a rebellion in 1786 in Massachusetts?

• Daniel Shay and a group of farmers

• Daniel Shay and a group of businessmen

• George Washington and farmers

• Benjamin Franklin and lawyers