Worksheets2.3 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
One weakness with the Articles of Confederation was -
national government couldn't tax
Congress could not pass Northwest Ordinance
They could set up and run post offices
The states had a considerable amount of power
Which statement summarizes a strength of the Articles of Confederation?
Power to send diplomats to negotiate treaties
Created important parts on government like the Post Office
Significant decisions required the consent of at least 9 states
The central government was able to stop Shays Rebellion
The most important outcome of the Treaty of Paris 1783 was -
westward expansion by colonists ceased
Canada remained a British province
America was recognized by foreign powers
Spain got Florida and CUba
The Declaration of Independence was written in what year?
1770
1775
1776
1787
What was the major accomplishment of the Second
Continental Congress
Sent delegates to Spain
Created a Continental Army
Bought supplies from France
Surrendered to the British
People in the United States have the right to pursue any profession as long as it is legal. This is an example of
an unalienable right
civic virtue
good citizenship
freedom to labor
Who is mainly credited with writing the constitution?
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
What battle is considered the turning point of the Revolution?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Lexington
Concord
Which of the following correctly lists the Intolerable Acts passed by British Parliament?
Sugar, Stamp, Townshend
Quartering, Tea, Stopping
Tea, Sugar, Highland
Sugar, Highland, Maritime
Why did the British impose taxes on the colonists?
They had to pay back the cost of the war
Britain was greedy
They thought it would be funny
They were going to split it with the colonists
What is another name for British soldiers?
Redcoats
Patriots
Minutemen
Continental Soldiers
What did we call colonists who did NOT want independence from England?
Minutemen
Traitors
Militia
Loyalists
"No ________ without representation"
voting
taxation
rights
liberty poles
What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?
Germany
France
Netherlands
Africa
What year was the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution and forcing Great Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation signed?
1763
1783
1793
1766
Major decisions under the Articles of Confederation required how many states to agree?
9 of 13
10 of 13
11 of 13
12 of 13
"Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory in the Battle of _____ renewed patriots hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world."
"A Crucial American Victory," U.S. National Park Service,
Which of the following best competes this excerpt?
Trenton
Yorktown
Saratoga
Concord
*Sugar Act
*Quartering Act
*Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...
Restricting colonial trade with American Indians
Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.
Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.
Punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament.
