Kadin-Ann Tate - Period 3

Which of the following colonies did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?

• New Hampshire
• Georgia
• Delaware
• Connecticut

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• Strong central government power, ability to enforce laws, power to tax, and national currency.

• Excessive central government power, ability to enforce laws, power to tax, and national currency.

• Lack of central government power, inability to enforce laws, no power to tax, and no national currency.

• Lack of state government power, ability to enforce laws, power to tax, and national currency.

What were the key issues debated during the Constitutional Convention?

• The abolition of slavery, the establishment of a national bank, and the creation of a national currency.

• The representation in Congress, the powers of the president, and the rights of the states.

• Declaration of Indepdence

• The Bill of Rights

What was the significance of the Boston Tea Party in the American Revolution?

• It was a meeting where the Declaration of Independence was drafted.

• It was a celebration held by the colonists after winning Lexington and Concord

• It was a protest against the British government's tax policies, which led to increased tensions and eventually the American Revolution.

• It was a social event where the Founding Fathers discussed the future of the new nation.

Which event can be most directly compared to the kind of protest exhibited by the Stamp Act Congress?

• Boston Massacre
• Declaration of Independence
• Sons of Liberty
• The South Carolina Exposition and Protest.

What compromise determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation?

• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Half Compromise
• Two-Fifths Compromise
• Five-Three Compromise

Maryland, South Carolina, and New Hampshire didn't want to ratify the US Constitution until the.......

• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Declaration of Independence

Why did Benjamin Franklin's proposed Albany Plan, an inter-colonial government to unite in the face of a common enemy during the French and Indian War, fail?

• Each colony did not want to surrender their power to a central organization

• The British government rejected the plan
• The French and Indian War ended before the plan could be implemented
• Benjamin Franklin withdrew the plan

Which of the following was NOT an advantage the British had in their war effort to suppress the American rebellion?

• Superior naval power
• Greater population
• Stronger navy

• Friendly Relationships with the Native Americans

When the colonists said "No Taxation Without Representation", they were denying Parliaments power to.....

• Enforce laws on the colonies
• Levy raising taxes without the colonists' consent

• Declare war on behalf of the colonies
• Regulate trade within the colonies