Module 2 Review - After the American Revolution

Which term is this? A document that created the first U.S. government after the Revolutionary War.

• Constitution

• Electoral College

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Which term is this? The colonists who fought for freedom from England.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Redcoats

• Minutemen

Which term is this? The colonists who fought for the king of England.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Redcoats

• Minutemen

Which term is this? A document that created the new U.S. government which we still follow today. This document contains the main laws of the United States.

• Constitution

• Electoral College

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Which term is this? The system by which the president and vice president are chosen. Each state gets a certain number of electors. Each elector casts one vote following the general election.

• Constitution

• Electoral College

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Which term is this? A list of rights and freedoms that every American has.

• Constitution

• Electoral College

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Fill-in-the-blank: The Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War. The British kept control of Canada, but they gave up control of ________.

• The 13 colonies
• The 13 tribes

• Paris

• England

More American soldiers died in British prisons than in battle during the Revolutionary War. How many American soldiers died in British prisons?

• 100

• 1,000

• 2,500

• 8,500

After losing the Revolutionary War, what did the Loyalists do?

• Moved to Canada

• Returned to England

• Both A and B

Who created the Articles of Confederation?

• Great Britain

• Continental Congress

• George Washington

• Daniel Shays