Multiple Choice
_________ helped secure forts of the Northwest Territory from the British.
a. Lord Cornwallis b. George Rogers Clark c. Nathanael Green
B. George Rogers Clark
Members of the ______ met to discuss the formation of American government.
a. Senate
b. Treaty of Paris
c. Constitutional Convention
a. Constitutional Convention
list sent to King George III of changes needed for peace between England and the colonies
D. Olive Branch Petition
type of government formed by the Constitution
a. republic
b. democracy
c. Supreme Court
a. republic
The Hessians were (French) soldiers hired by England to fight against the colonists.
False (German)
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured _____ from the British.
a. Bunker Hill b. Fort Ticonderoga c. the Northwest Territory
b. Fort Ticonderoga
After the Battle of ______, England surrendered.
a. Brooklyn
b. Bunker Hill
c. Yorktown
c. Yorktown
number of representatives each state has in the house of representatives
F. depends on how many people live in a state
In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
In (1781), Britain surrendered, ending the American War for Independence.
True
In the _____, England gave up its thirteen colonies in America.
a. Battle of Kings Mountain
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Treaty of Paris
c. Treaty of Paris
On Christmas night, Washington and his men crossed the _______to capture Trenton.
a. Boston Harbor
b. Delaware River
c. Hudson River
b. Delaware River
America's first plan for government
J. Articles of Confederation
List the first three presidents of the United States, in order.
1) George Washington
2) John Adams
3) Thomas Jefferson
(John Paul Jones) was captain of the Bonhomme Richard.
True
In a constitutional republic, the government is run by representatives chosen by the _______.
a. king
b. people
c. president
b. people
document that stated the colonies were independent from English rule
a. Stamp Act
b. democracy
c. Declaration of Independence
c. Declaration of Independence
highest court in the United Statets
B. Supreme Court
In what year was the Constitution of the United States adopted?
1787
The first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C., was (George Washington).
False (Thomas Jefferson)
Remembered as the "fighting parson" _______helped defend his town from the British using paper from hymnals.
a. James Armistead
b. James Caldwell
c. George Rogers Clark
b. James Caldwell
highest law and pattern of government for the United States today
a. Constitution of the United States
b. Articles of Confederation
c. republic
a. Constitution of the United States
ten amendments to the Constitution stating the rights and freedoms of United States citizens
Bill of Rights
Who is remembered as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
Nathan Hale spied for the (British) Army
False (Continental Army)