3 The Independent United States

Conflict between England and its colonies in America started because of

• Restrictions on western settlement.

• Restrictions on who the colonies could trade with.

• Unfair laws and taxes that colonists accused of England.

• All of these things

The Committee of Correspondence were groups of colonists who organized in each colony to keep each other informed of British actions.

• True

• False

Which early proposal by Benjamin Franklin aimed to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies?

• Articles of Confederation

• Albany Plan of Union

• Declaration of Independence

What was the purpose of the meetings held by Colonial leaders in Philadelphia during 1774 and 1775?

• To negotiate a trade agreement with England.

• To elect a new governor.

• To discuss responses to British policies and taxes.

During the Second Continental Congress in 1775, Congress took the following steps except:

• Formed a Continental Army.

• Chose George Washington as commander of the Army.

• Declared war on Spain.

• Printed paper money to pay war expenses.

What impact did Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, have on American Colonists?

• It caused more people to support independence.

• It caused more people to support England.

• It cause more people to want to move west.

• Printed paper money to pay war expenses.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Robert Livingston

• John Adams

Thomas Jefferson was not influence by any other documents or ideas when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• True

• False

The States gave the legislative branch more power than the governor because the legislature represents the people.

• True

• False

During the period of the Articles of Confederation, which of the following best describes the structure of the national government?

• A President and a Supreme Court

• A single legislative body with equal representation for each state.

• A bicameral legislature with representation based on population.