WorksheetsVocabulary Challenge Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
During the American Revolution, the British navy surrounded colonial ports to prevent trade and supplies from entering. What strategy does this describe?
Embargo
Blockade
Alliance
Siege
A soldier who fights for payment rather than loyalty to a cause is best described as a:
Militiaman
Patriot
Mercenary
Volunteer
A government employee secretly gives classified information to a rival nation. This person would most likely be labeled a:
Spy
Traitor
Refugee
Delegate
The opening paragraph of the Declaration of Independence is known as the:
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Preamble
Charter
The belief that people are born with basic freedoms such as life and liberty is known as:
Natural rights
Civic duties
Legal privileges
Nationalism
Which phrase best explains unalienable rights as used by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence?
Rights that belong only to citizens
Rights that can be taken away under certain laws
Rights given by kings and governments
Rights that cannot be taken away by any government
The Founding Fathers included a preamble in the Constitution mainly to:
List all the British offenses
Explain the purpose and goals of the new government
Establish a monarchy
Add religious authority to the document
The Continental Army struggled to ensure supplies reached troops during the winter. What does 'ensure' mean in this sentence?
Hope for
Complain about
Make certain
Wait for
If a colonist secretly warned the British about a surprise American attack, how would his neighbors likely describe him?
A hero
A traitor
A diplomat
A soldier
The phrase “all men are created equal” connects most directly to which idea?
Divine right of kings
Economic freedom
Natural and unalienable rights
States’ rights
