Social Studies Review

The Fourth of July is celebrated in the U.S. because

• George Washington became president.
• it was the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
• the Declaration of Independence was signed.
• the British granted the colonies independence.

What was the function of the Declaration of Independence?

• to announce to the world the American colonies’ reasons for separation from England
• to demand representation in Parliament for the American colonies
• to establish a government for the American colonies
• to claim new territory for American colonists

How did the passage of the Stamp Act contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War?

• It raised the price of French goods shipped into the colonies.
• It influenced the colonists rebel against British taxation.
• It restricted colonial trade with foreign countries.
• It limited the power of colonial legislatures.

All of the following were causes of the American Revolution EXCEPT

• the Coercive Acts.
• the Stamp Act.
• Quebec Act.
• Articles of Confederation.

Which U.S. president was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Andrew Jackson

Read the following.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
 
What is the source of this quotation?

• United States Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”

Which plan proposed at the United States Constitutional Convention solved the issue of representation in Congress?

• The Three-Fifths Compromise
• The Connecticut Compromise
• Elastic Clause
• Preamble

Which branch has the President?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

Which branch writes new laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which two groups make up Congress?

• Legislative and Judicial
• Cabinet and Supreme Court
• House of Representatives and Senate