Revolution to Constitution

How was the French & Indian War a significant factor in the American Revolutionary War?

• It led to the need for England to raise taxes in the colonies.

• It created tensions between the Native Americans who supported England and those who supported France, drawing colonies into a war.

• It ended taxation without representation for the royal colonies in British territories.

• It stole the Ohio River Valley from the colonists, and this made them resent England.

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

• The ability of Congress to tax.

• The ability of Congress to declare war.

• The inability of Congress to tax.

• The ability of Congress to create courts.

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch

• the president

• the state governments

• national government

What was the result of the colonial win in Saratoga, New York?

• Washington's army continued to decline

• Cornwallis surrendered

• France decided to join forces with England to defeat the Colonies

• France gave support to the colonial effort

The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were combined in the

• 3/5 Compromise

• Southern Compromise

• Slave Trade Compromise

• Great Compromise

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans. Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population?

• Connecticut Plan

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• 3/5th's Plan

Where was the British army, under Cornwallis, trapped in1781 and forced to surrender?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Saratoga, New York

• Yorktown, Virginia

• Jamestown, Virginia

What was the significance of the Battles of Lexington & Concord?

• France joined to help the Colonies

• They were the last battles of the revolution

• They were the first battles of the revolution

• The were the campsites for the Continental Army

Which of the following depicts the correct order of events leading to the American Revolution?

• Boston Tea Party>Tea Act>Intolerable Acts>Declaration of Independence>Common Sense

• Tea Act>Intolerable Act>Boston Tea Party>Common Sense> Declaration of Independence

• Tea Act>Boston Tea Party>Intolerable Acts>Common Sense>Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence>Tea Act>Common Sense>Intolerable Acts>Boston Tea Party

Which battle, won due the British being surrounded on both land and sea, led to the surrender of the British Army?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Valley Forge