U.S. History prep / study guide

The first act to be passed after the French and Indian war

• stamp act

• Quebec Act

• Boston tea Port Act

• Sugar Act

What was the main reason the colonist opposed that acts from King George after he started to raise revenue from them

• They wanted representation in government

• The wanted the power to defend themselves

• They wanted to elect a president

• They wanted to go to war

How was the second Continental Congress different for the previous Colonial governments?

• They were able to raised taxes

• They were able to select officials through regular elections

• They were able to raise an army

• The were able have a president

Thomas Jefferson was influence by the ideas of which European philosopher while writing the Declaration of independence

• Baron Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

The concept of Life , Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness can be found in which document

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• The Preamble

• The Declaration of Independence

The federalist believed and favored

• a stronger government than the articles

• a weaker government than the articles

What was the historical significance of the battle of Bunker Hill?

• It was the last major battle in the American revolution

• it was the starting point of the war and a needed win for the patriots

• It was the first major battle of the war and cause heavy British casualties

Under the articles the national government had which of the following?

• a president

• a monarch

• a trade agency

• a legislative branch

Why was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 convened ( brought together)?

• to revised the Articles and make then stronger

• to talk about the 3/5 compromise

• To go to war with King George

• To write the declaration of Independence

The Black robe regiment use

• Philosophical reasoning to justify the American revolution

• Religious reasoning to justify the revolution war

• Mathematical equations to justify the revolutionary war

• Scientific reasoning to justify the revolutionary war