WorksheetsUnit 3 - Chapters 5 and 6
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 56mins
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.
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Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain
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The American Crisis by Thomas Paine was a series of pamphlets published to provide support for the patriots in the Revolutionary War.
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Native Americans and African Americans mainly picked to fight for whichever side was going to benefit them in the end.
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The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of
the British
states rights
any governing authority
a strong central government
Though George Washington was a veteran, he had never commanded an army of this scale before and therefore was ill prepared to handle them.
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The strategy of recruiting African Americans for the British army backfired as southerners took up arms to protect their property from the British.
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The west would be seen as a opportunity for white settlers to seize open land.
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Britain offered enslaved blacks more opportunities for freedom than did the new United States
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The Declaration of Independence declares that governments derive their powers from the consent white land owning males.
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The Continental army during the American Revolution was a well disciplined machine.
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The Articles of Confederation created the 3 branches of government, including the executive branch.
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After the American Revolution, the new American republic would adopt a direct democracy.
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The British had to supply their troops by shipping supplies overseas, which would lead to delays.
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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.
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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.
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After the American Revolution, the country would embrace a new, energetic sense of nationality.
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As a result of the American Revolution, some women, began to question their place in American society.
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Many Founding Father believed that if they gave rights to women, it would lead to blacks and Native Americans also demanding equal rights.
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He was America's first Vice-President and was serving abroad while the Constitution was written
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Marshal
As a result of Jay's Treaty the United States joined Britain in the fight against France.
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The most important principle of the Constitution that all power flows from the people.
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George Washington warned Americans against forming _____________.
states
permanent alliances with foreign powers.
the Constitution
the Supreme Court
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention included Native Americans, African Americans, and women.
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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress couldn't collect taxes
Weak central government
Provided for no common currency
All of the these
Required unanimous vote to pass amendment
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not
declare war
impose taxes
make treaties
borrow money
What did the Virginia Plan propose?
two houses of Congress with representation based on state population
one house of Congress with equal representation from each state
an upper house of Congress with equal representation from each state
a lower house of Congress with equal representation from each state
What was the main concern of the Anti-Federalists?
replacement of the Articles of Confederation
quarrels among the states
no list of people's rights in the Constitution
limits on the power of the national government
Why was the Bill of Rights written?
Some states would not ratify the constitution without it to protect individual rights.
Federalists wanted it included.
States rights needed to be protected.
Rights must be granted by the government.
During the American Revolution, those loyal to the British crown were often called Tories.
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By the end of the war, American Patriots realized separation and republican government were the only true protections of liberty.
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The government of the United States of America established by the revolutionaries is best described as?
a limited monarchy
an aristocracy
a direct democracy
a representative democracy
Most Patriot soldiers were poor farmers and former indentured servants.
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The Articles of Confederation established a set currency nationwide which allowed for stable economy.
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Under the Missouri Compromise, when a territory's population reached 60,000 they could petition Congress for statehood.
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After the American Revolution, the economy of the United States would be devastated due to the loss of the British Market.
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Originally the Confederation Congress came together in 1787 with the purpose of strengthening the Articles of Confederation.
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The concept of dividing the authority of a government between two sets of powers that was unique to the United States is called?
Unitarianism
Totalitarianism
Federalism
Autocracy
Women would not gain citizenship until 1924.
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In the new constitution, women would not be mentioned at all.
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The XYZ affair?
was an attempt to bring the United States into the French Revolution on the side of the British.
was an attempt by the French government to extort a bribe from the United
was the name given to the attempt by Jefferson to win the 1800 election through
saw the United States begin a process to secure peace with France.
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.
John Paul Jones
Thomas Paine
Ben Franklin
Francis Marion
Was abroad when the Constitution was written.
Sam Adams
Patrick Henry
John Adams
George Mason
George Washington believed the Constitution would only last 20 years.
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