Unit 2 A New Nation

The French and Indian War was fought because

• 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.

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 served as president of the First Continental Congress?

• Henry Middleton

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Andrew Pickens

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• King George

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

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

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

• Phillis Wheatley

• Rebecca Brewton Motte

• Deborah Samson

• Emily Geiger

What type of government was established for the U.S. from the Constitutional Convention?

• Democratic Republic

• Democracy

• Republic

• Monarchy

Ratify means

• To change through great effort

• To make something valid through giving formal consent

• To vote against something happening

• To suggest a new idea

How many branches of government does the United States have?

• Five

• Four

• Two

• Three