End of the American Revolution

Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation

• To pass a law, all states needed to agree

• The President could veto a law before it was passed.

• The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional.

• To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.

The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 1776

• September 17, 1787

• September 25, 1792

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

• the British

• states rights

• any governing authority

• a strong central government

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

• by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

• by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

• by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

• by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

Who served as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Georgia militia and played a key role in the Battle of Kettle Creek?

• Elijah Clarke

• Austin Dabney

• George Walton

• Button Gwinnett

Who was responsible for creating the Articles of Confederation?

• The Albany Plan of Union

• The Constitutional Convention

• The first Continental Congress

• The second Continental Congress

Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Battle of Kettle Creek (February 1779)?

• The Patriot victory convinced France to support the Patriots.

• The British victory there solidified their control of the state.

• The British victory there prevents the Patriots from retaking Savannah

• The Patriot victory there raised the morale of all Georgia Patriots

What year does the American Revolution end?

• 1776

• 1783

• 1607

• 1738

General Cornwallis surrenders to General Washington during this battle 

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

Which battle ended the American revolution?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton