Beginning of America: Q1 Time Period (Juniors)

Fill in the blank: Samuel Adams advocated for colonial rights and was a signer of the _________?

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

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Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army who encouraged soldiers to fight for the blessings of Liberty?

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• Olaudah Equiano

• Benjamin Franklin

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According to the timeline, in what year did the British Parliament tax the Colonies with the Stamp Act?

• 1765

• 1776

• 1754

• 1783

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The Pilgrims and Puritans settled Massachusetts so that they could practice their religion freely.

• True

• False

Which of the following was an effect of the American Revolution?

• Britain issues the Intolerable Acts

• The United States becomes an example for other peoples seeking freedom and self-government

• Britain imposes taxes without representation

• A growing number of colonial leaders see themselves as more American than British

What was the British goal during the American Revolution?

• To keep the rebellious colonies within the British Empire.

• To form an alliance with the colonies against France.

• To grant immediate independence to the colonies.

• To expand the colonies into Spanish territory.

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What document, approved in 1777 and ratified in 1781, confirmed the union of the thirteen states as one nation?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Bill of Rights

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Which rights are included in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights?

• Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to legal counsel, and trial by jury.

• Right to vote for all citizens, prohibition of alcohol, income tax, and women's suffrage.

• Abolition of slavery, equal protection under the law, and citizenship for all born in the U.S.

• Direct election of senators, presidential term limits, and the establishment of the Federal Reserve.

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What was a major limitation of the rights guaranteed in the Constitution after the American Revolution?

• The rights did not extend to all Americans; about 20 percent of the population were left out, and suffrage was not extended to American women until much later.

• The Constitution immediately granted equal rights to all citizens, regardless of gender or race.

• All Americans were given the right to vote after the Revolution.

• The Constitution abolished all forms of discrimination in the United States.

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In what year was George Washington elected the first President of the United States?

• 1789

• 1776

• 1801

• 1792

• 1783