Unit 1 & 2 Quiz Ward Social Studies

1. 1. The United States fought the Revolutionary War to free itself from which country?

• France

• Great Britain

• Russia

• Mexico

2. 2. The United States allied itself with which country in the Revolutionary War?

• Russia

• Great Britain

• France

• Mexico

3. 3. (a)   wrote the Declaration of Independence which announced America's intention to free itself.

4. 4. Who was the leader of the Continental Army for America in the Revolutionary War?

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

5. 5. The Revolutionary War ended with an American victory at which battle?

• Guilford Courthouse

• Fort Sumter in Charleston

• Fort Knox in Kentucky

• Yorktown in Virginia

6. 6. America replaced a monarchy style of government with which type of government that we still have today?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Communist

• Dictatorship

7. 7. This type of government is when a religion is also the law of the land.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Wardocracy

• Socialist

8. 8. (a)   is the most popular type of government in the world.

9. 9. __________________ is the supreme law of the land in America.

• The Constitution

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The President

10. 10. This is the process in America of removing someone from political office.

• Ratifying

• Vetoing

• Lobbying

• Impeach