5th Grade Social Studies Quiz 1

What is a delegate?

• a Republican

• a referee

• a representative

• a director

What was James Madison called?

• the father of time

• the father of the United States

• the father of the Constitution

• the son of the United States

What did Madison argue for?

• a strong central government

• a strong local government

• a strong central business

• a strong central church

What did Madison say the United States could do with a strong central government?

• give everyone a birthday party

• collect taxes and create a military

• give every state its own president

• give every state its own king

What is the United States Constitution?

• a written set of questions that outlined the new goverment

• a written set of laws that outlined the new government

• a document called the Bill of Rights

• the first ten amendments

What was the Revolutionary War?

• A party between the United States and Great Britain

• A war between the United States and Canada

• A war between Great Britain and Mexico

• A war between the United States and Great Britain

Who won the Revolutionary War?

• Canada

• United States

• Great Britain

• California

What did the United States gain from winning the Revolutionary War?

• a new king

• a new president

• independence

• lower taxes

What is The Great Law of Peace?

• a law to keep the peace

• a peace to keep the law

• the constitution of Native American nations

• United States Constitution

How many states were in the Union in 1787?

• 50

• 10

• 14

• 13