SS8H3 Vocabulary Quiz

Which document served as the first constitution of the United States?

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the United States

What was the name of the battle where the American colonists gained their first major victory in the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Kettle Creek

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

A written document that outlines a country's government is called...

• Declaration of Independence

• a Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the United States

Who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who was from Georgia?

• George Washington

• George Walton

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

I was a signer of the U.S. Constitution and I am from Georgia.

• James Oglethorpe

• William Few

• Trae Jones

• Hernando de Soto

Which document established a weak central government and gave more power to the states?

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the United States

I am a colonist who wanted to become independent from Great Britain

• William Few

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Highland Scot

This war was fought between England, France and our Native American allies for control of North America.

• French and Indian War

• Battle of Kettle Creek

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Siege of Savannah

I am from Georgia, signed the U.S. Constitution and was the first president of the University of Georgia

• Abraham Baldwin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

This was a failed attempt by the French and Americans to recapture Savannah during the Revolution

• Siege of Savannah
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Bunker Hill