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Unit 3 - Chapters 5 and 6

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is known as the start of the American Revolution. 
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Lexington & Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
2.
What battle in Oct of 1777 was known as the turning point of the American Revolution?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Yorktown
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Saratoga
3.
Surprise hit and run attacks is known as...?
a)
Guerilla Warfare
b)
Aerial Warfare
c)
Biological Warfare
d)
Trench Warfare
4.
What is known as the last battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Yorktown
d)
Lexington & Concord
5.
Treaty that ended American Revolution?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Paris 1763
c)
Albany Plan of Union
d)
Treaty of Versailles
6.
Who was the American commander who switched sides and joined the British?
a)
Charles Lee
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Benjamin Talmadge
d)
Austin Dabney 
7.
In 1781, the Continental Army defeated the British troops for the final time at Yorktown, Virginia. What British leader surrendered to General George Washington? 
a)
King George III
b)
Lord Cornwallis
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
None of the answers 
8.

Due to the lack of funds, recruiting, supplying, equipping, training, and paying the Continental army soldiers would be a monumental challenge for the new nation.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The American Crisis by Thomas Paine was a series of pamphlets published to provide support for the patriots in the Revolutionary War.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Native Americans and African Americans mainly picked to fight for whichever side was going to benefit them in the end.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

a)

the British

b)

states rights

c)

any governing authority

d)

a strong central government

13.

Though George Washington was a veteran, he had never commanded an army of this scale before and therefore was ill prepared to handle them.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
What was the result of the American victories at Trenton and Princeton?
a)
The Hessians joined the American side
b)
It showed that the Americans could defeat the British
c)
It proved that General Washington was wrong about his soldiers
d)
The British were forced to abandon New York and New Jersey
15.

The strategy of recruiting African Americans for the British army backfired as southerners took up arms to protect their property from the British.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The west would be seen as a opportunity for white settlers to seize open land.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Britain offered enslaved blacks more opportunities for freedom than did the new United States

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Which country started supporting the United States after the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Russia
19.

The Declaration of Independence declares that governments derive their powers from the consent white land owning males.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Continental army during the American Revolution was a well disciplined machine.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The Articles of Confederation created the 3 branches of government, including the executive branch.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

After the American Revolution, the new American republic would adopt a direct democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The British had to supply their troops by shipping supplies overseas, which would lead to delays.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A good byproduct of the American Revolution was that new political opportunities afforded by the creation of state governments led MORE citizens to participate than ever before.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

While the Articles of Confederation was bring written, Abigail Adams attempted to encourage her husband, John Adams, and the other writers to include women. They would fail to do so.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

After the American Revolution, the country would embrace a new, energetic sense of nationality.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

As a result of the American Revolution, some women, began to question their place in American society.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Many Founding Father believed that if they gave rights to women, it would lead to blacks and Native Americans also demanding equal rights.

a)

True

b)

False

29.
Who presided over (was in charge of) the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
30.

He was America's first Vice-President and was serving abroad while the Constitution was written

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Marshal

31.

As a result of Jay's Treaty the United States joined Britain in the fight against France.

a)

True

b)

False

32.
Representation is based on a state's population
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
33.
Which two groups make up the legislative branch?
a)
President and Vice President
b)
Supreme Court and President
c)
Judges and Police
d)
Senate and House of Representatives
34.
Which branches of government does the president work under?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
All branches 
d)
Executive
35.

The most important principle of the Constitution that all power flows from the people.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

George Washington warned Americans against forming _____________.

a)

states

b)

permanent alliances with foreign powers.

c)

the Constitution

d)

the Supreme Court

37.

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention included Native Americans, African Americans, and women.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress couldn't collect taxes

b)

Weak central government

c)

Provided for no common currency

d)

All of the these

e)

Required unanimous vote to pass amendment

39.

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not

a)

declare war

b)

impose taxes

c)

make treaties

d)

borrow money

40.

What did the Virginia Plan propose?

a)

two houses of Congress with representation based on state population

b)

one house of Congress with equal representation from each state

c)

an upper house of Congress with equal representation from each state

d)

a lower house of Congress with equal representation from each state

41.

What was the main concern of the Anti-Federalists?

a)

replacement of the Articles of Confederation

b)

quarrels among the states

c)

no list of people's rights in the Constitution

d)

limits on the power of the national government

42.

Why was the Bill of Rights written?

a)

Some states would not ratify the constitution without it to protect individual rights.

b)

Federalists wanted it included.

c)

States rights needed to be protected.

d)

Rights must be granted by the government.

43.

During the American Revolution, those loyal to the British crown were often called Tories.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

By the end of the war, American Patriots realized separation and republican government were the only true protections of liberty.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The government of the United States of America established by the revolutionaries is best described as?

a)

a limited monarchy

b)

an aristocracy

c)

a direct democracy

d)

a representative democracy

46.

Most Patriot soldiers were poor farmers and former indentured servants.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The Articles of Confederation established a set currency nationwide which allowed for stable economy.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Under the Missouri Compromise, when a territory's population reached 60,000 they could petition Congress for statehood.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

After the American Revolution, the economy of the United States would be devastated due to the loss of the British Market.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Originally the Confederation Congress came together in 1787 with the purpose of strengthening the Articles of Confederation.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The concept of dividing the authority of a government between two sets of powers that was unique to the United States is called?

a)

Unitarianism

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Federalism

d)

Autocracy

52.

Women would not gain citizenship until 1924.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

In the new constitution, women would not be mentioned at all.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The XYZ affair?

a)

was an attempt to bring the United States into the French Revolution on the side of the British.

b)

was an attempt by the French government to extort a bribe from the United

c)

was the name given to the attempt by Jefferson to win the 1800 election through

d)

saw the United States begin a process to secure peace with France.

55.
Who was the third President of the United States and the leader of the Democratic Republican Party?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
56.
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party and and Secretary of the Treasury.
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
57.
He was our Fourth President and wrote most the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
a)
James Madison
b)
John Marshall
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
58.

He was an inventor, delegate to other countries, writer, politician, and was one of the first people to urge the Colonies to join together. He was also the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention.

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Francis Marion

59.

Was abroad when the Constitution was written.

a)

Sam Adams

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

John Adams

d)

George Mason

60.

George Washington believed the Constitution would only last 20 years.

a)

True

b)

False