The American Revolution and New Nation

Which of the following is NOT a federalist?

• George Clinton

• James Madison

• John Jay

• Alexander Hamilton

Why were the British caught off guard at the Battle of Trenton?

• Because they did not expect Washington to attack them in the field head on in the middle of the day

• Because they believed George Washington was no longer in command, due to infighting with Thomas Paine

• The British commander crossed the Delaware River in order to avoid such an ambush

• Because they did not expect Washington to cross the Delaware River and attack in the middle of a stormy Christmas night

Which of the following was the LAST state to ratify the Constitution?

• New York

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

How did colonists who were still loyal to the British crown react to the creation of a new country?

• They organize resistance groups in New York

• The exiled to Great Britain

• They gradually adopted to the new regime

• They moved to Canada

After the American Revolution, call us wanted a ___.

• Complete lack of government

• Way to hold states together

• Large, powerful federal government

• Monarchy like Great Britain’s

United States’ first constitution was called ___.

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of the United States

What important event occurred between the first and second meetings of the Continental Congress?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Townshend Acts were repealed

• Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence

• Finding broke out at Lexington and Concord

The Proclamation of 1763 stated that:

• American colonies must pay the cost of the French and Indian War

• American colonists were not allowed to migrate west of the Appalachian Mountains

• American colonists had to board and feed British soldiers

• Fighting between Great Britain and France was over

• Fighting between Great Britain and the American colonies was over

Which of the following is considered the most significant political victory of the Revolutionary War?

• The Battle of Trenton

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle for Boston Harbor

• Valley Forge

Which of the following did NOT shift public opinion within the Colonies toward independence?

• Similar revolutions and France and Haiti

• Continued military action by the British

• The publication of Common Sense in January 1776

• The King’s reaction to the colonists’ Olive Branch Petition