A New Nation - Unit Two

The House of Representatives and the Senate make up which branch of government?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

Who was the woman who dressed up as a man and signed up for the war as Robert Shurtliff?

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Rebecca Motte

• Deborah Sampson

• Emily Geiger

What does ratify mean?

• to change through great effort

• to make something valid through formal consent

• to vote against something

• to suggest a new idea

Which branch of government is the President the head of?

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

• France was stealing land from the Catawba people.

• The French built a fort on land that the Virginia colony had already claimed.

• The Catawba tribe attacked a French fort.

• The French stole gold from the Catawba tribe.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• King George III

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What type of government was established for the US from the Constituional Convention?

• Democratic Republic

• Democracy

• Republic

• Monarchy

The Stamp Act was.....

• an act that taxed items such as sugar and molasses

• a tax on certain printed papers and documents

• an act that created the post office that would later become the United States Postal Service

• an increased tax on mailed goods

Who was the first person to die in the American Revolution?

• John Laurens

• Oscar Marion

• James Anderson

• Crispus Attucks

Which Native American tribe was seen as the most powerful tribe in the Southeast and signed a treaty at Dewitt's Corner, now called Due West in order to stop violence against their tribe?

• Catawba

• Cherokee

• Creeks

• Yamassee