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Worksheets1st Unit 3 Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
These men were ready to fight the British at a minutes notice.
a)
minutemen
b)
greatmen
c)
wrongmen
d)
secondmen
e)
1
2.
Who did America fight in the Revolutionary War?
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Italians
d)
Canadians
e)
1
3.
What is seen as hypocritical about fighting for liberty during the Revolutionary War?
a)
slavery
b)
suffrage
c)
involvement
d)
fighting
e)
1
4.
Who did the Choctaw and Creek Indians fight alongside of during the Revolutionary War?
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Italians
d)
Canadians
e)
1
5.
It is a mother's job to raise their children to be responsible US citizens. What is this called?
a)
Republican Motherhood
b)
Federalists Mothers
c)
Mothers of America
d)
Mothers of Liberty
e)
1
6.
What officially ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of London
d)
Treaty of Rome
e)
1
7.
What will declare The United States of America an independent nation?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of London
d)
Treaty of Rome
e)
1
8.
Who will agree to give up some land in exchange for peace in the Treaty of Paris?
a)
The Native Americans
b)
The African Americans
c)
The White Americans
d)
The Loyalists
e)
1
9.
This had a weak central government.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
The United States Constitution
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Constitution of the United States
e)
1
10.
This had a strong central government.
a)
The Constitution of the United States
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Mayflower Compact
e)
1
11.
What is the biggest issue with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The government couldn't tax
b)
The government couldn't make peace
c)
The government couldn't work with the states
d)
The government couldn't build a military
e)
1
12.
What event will prove to most Americans that the Articles of Confederation wasn't going to work?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
John's Rebellion
c)
Stono Rebellion
d)
James' Rebellion
e)
1
13.
What was the first constitution of the United States of America?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
The United States Constitution
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Constitution of the United States
e)
1
14.
What were the founding fathers supposed to do at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
revise the Articles of Confederation
b)
make a new government
c)
trust the old government
d)
align rights with the people
e)
1
15.
Who was the oldest man at the Constitutional Convention that became the mediator?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
e)
1
16.
Who became known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
James Madison
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
e)
1
17.
This is when a government is composed of both central government and state governments.
a)
Federalism
b)
Balance of Power
c)
Separation of Power
d)
Randomism
e)
1
18.
True or False: The Constitutional Convention was a calm and serene atmosphere.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
na
d)
na
e)
1
19.
True or False: The Founding Fathers threw away the Articles of Confederation instead of just revising them.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
na
d)
na
e)
1
20.
True or False: The Enlightenment Philosophers will influence the Founding Fathers government.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
na
d)
na
e)
1
21.
How old is the United States Constitution?
a)
2 centuries
b)
4 centuries
c)
2 decades
d)
1 decade
e)
1
22.
How many times have we changed the United States Constitution since its ratification?
a)
27
b)
10
c)
44
d)
57
e)
1
23.
Roger Sherman will come up with a plan for Congress that had all of representation equal, not based on population. What was this plan called?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
New York Plan
c)
South Carolina Plan
d)
Virginia Plan
e)
1
24.
James Madison will come up with a plan for Congress that had all of the representation based on population of the state. What was this plan called?
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
New York Plan
d)
South Carolina Plan
e)
1
25.
This is the compromise that the Founding Fathers reached over Congress and Representation.
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The Good Compromise
c)
The Right Compromise
d)
The Best Compromise
e)
1
26.
What part of Congress is based on the state's population?
a)
The House of Representatives
b)
The Supreme Court
c)
The House of Legislatives
d)
The Senate
e)
1
27.
What part of Congress is equal and not based on the state's population?
a)
The Senate
b)
The House of Representatives
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
The House of Legislatives
e)
1
28.
What compromise will be reached to appease the southern states about their slaves and representation in Congress?
a)
The 3/5th compromise
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
The 4th Compromise
d)
The 1/2 compromise
e)
1
29.
What was the group of Founding Fathers that was against the ratification of the Constitution because they worried about individual rights?
a)
Anti Federalists
b)
Federalists
c)
Founding Fathers
d)
Lawyers
e)
1
30.
What group of the Founding Fathers was in favor of the Constitution?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti Federalists
c)
Lawyers
d)
Counselors
e)
1
31.
What will be the compromise reached so that the Constitution is ratified?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
The Right of Compromise
d)
The Amendments
e)
1
32.
This branch of the government interprets the laws.
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
d)
president
e)
1
33.
This branch of the government makes the laws.
a)
legislative
b)
judicial
c)
presidential
d)
executive
e)
1
34.
This branch of the government enforces the laws.
a)
executive
b)
legislative
c)
judicial
d)
president
e)
1
35.
Who is in the Supreme Court?
a)
9 justices
b)
2 justices
c)
20 justices
d)
Chief Justice
e)
1
36.
What were the 85 essays written by Hamilton, Jay, and Madison called?
a)
The Federalist
b)
The Anti Federalist
c)
The Constitutional Advocate
d)
The Right of Way
e)
1
37.
What will be the first action of the 1st Congress of the United States?
a)
Pass the Bill of Rights
b)
Pass Judicial Review
c)
Pass Federalism
d)
Pass the State Rights
e)
1
38.
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Federalism
d)
State Rights
e)
1
39.
The act of making something officially valid.
a)
Ratification
b)
Federalism
c)
Republicanism
d)
Democracy
e)
1
40.
This amendment gives our right to freedom of speech, assembly, religion, petition, and press.
a)
first
b)
tenth
c)
2nd
d)
sixth
e)
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