Our Nation - Studies Weekly Week 12

Match the following

• Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army

• Inventor and Scientist

• author of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• lawyer and diplomat

• John Adams

Who made the following contributions?

* served under Washington in the Revolutionary War

* wrote the Federalist Papers in support of the Constitution

* served as Washington's secretary of the treasury

• John Adams

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Select all that apply, choose 2.

The treaty of Paris marked the end of the American Revolution. Which of the following are results of that treaty? Select all that apply.

• Florida was given to the United States.

• Britain kept its territory east of the Mississippi River.

• The British remained in control of their colonies in Canada.

• The United States of America became an independent nation.

What were some problems with the Articles of Confederation?

The Articles of Confederation were most likely written to

• establish trade with American Indians

• establish a government for a new nation

• express the colonial desire for independence

• express colonial grievances with Great Britain.

James Madison is known and the "Father of the _______"

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

George Mason is best known for ________.

• negotiating the Treaty of Paris

• writing the Preamble to the Constitution

• drafting the Declaration of Independence

• including a Bill of Rights in the Constitution

How did King George III influence the system of checks and balances?

Study the list below.

George Washington

* Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution

*Chairman of the Constitutional Convention

*First president of the United States

*Refused to run for a third term as president

What leadership qualities did George Washington demonstrate? Support you answer with text evidence.

What was the document that created the first government after the colonies declared independence?

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Bill of Rights