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2nd Quarter Review
review of terms and concepts from 2nd quarter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Declaration of Independence was signed in what year? | 1776 |
| In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson wrote that a people who decide to change their government should also do what? | list the reasons for changing |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, a government's authority to govern should come from_____________ | the people being governed |
| What does the phrase "all men are created equal" from the Declaration of Independence mean? | All people have the same rights, and government should treat everyone equally |
| What completes the following cause and effect: If the government does not ___________then the people have a right to change the government. | protect the unalienable rights of the people |
| Name four ways in which women helped in the Revolutionary War. | made clothes for troops, fought in battle, cooked and cared for injured, took over management of farms and businesses |
| Under the Stamp Act of 1765, official government stamps were placed on printed materials to show what? | that the tax had been paid on them |
| Why was Thomas Paine's Common Sense influential with the public? | It was simple and direct |
| What battle led to an alliance between the colonists and France and was the turning point in the war? | Battle of Saratoga |
| What source would provide the best visual presentation of the sequence of events during the Revolutionary War? | a timeline |
| By the end of the Revolutionary War, all of the states had enlisted African Americans EXCEPT___________. | South Carolina |
| Put the following events in the proper sequence: 1. Declaration of Independence 2. Battles of Lexington and Concord 3. Articles of Confederations 4. Treaty of Paris | 2,1,3,4 |
| Which of the following people did not have the good of the community ahead of one's personal interest as a supporter of the Revolutionary War: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Franklin, or John Hancock | William Franklin |
| Which statement was not a reason why the Americans were successful in defeating the British? a. They fought on familiar territory. b. They controlled the cities, but not the countryside c. They had help from other countries | b |
| The Declaration of Independence lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as unalienable rights. Which is an example of liberty? a. A colonist learns to read b. A group of people gather at a church to worship | b |
| Which is NOT a British offense expressed as a grievance in the Declaration of Independence? a. disbanding colonial legislatures b. sending troops in the colonies during peace time c. threatening the colonists' traditional way of life | c |
| Which of the following was NOT a power that the writers of the Declaration thought the US should have? a. power to declare war b. power to make treaties c. power to fine the king of England for his wrongdoings | c |
| What are the beliefs of a nationalist? | Someone who believed the Constitution was the law of the land, that there can be no nation if a state can withdraw whenever it does not like a federal action, and people, not states, created the Constitution |
| What does the word "quarter" mean in the Quartering Act? | to provide lodging or shelter |
| Who would value liberty too much to relinquish it to the government...a federalist or an antifederalist | antifederalist |
| Which was written LAST? a. Common Sense b. Olive Branch Petition c. Declaration of Independence | c |
| What proposal for government included a two-house congress with one house with equal representation and the other house with representation based on population? | The Great Compromise |
| Which Act banned most town meetings? | The Coercive or Intolerable Acts |
| The Coercive Acts did what? | banned most town meetings |
| Which group controlled the economic and political life of the Southern Colonies? | plantation owners |
| Who were the only people who could vote in the colonies? | white male property owners |
| The Mayflower Compact was what? | pledge to obey the laws of the colony |
| What was the colonial name for the laws that banned town meetings in New England? | Intolerable Acts |
| What did groups of merchants obtain from the British king in order to start settlements in America? | charters |
| How did England view its North American colonies? | as an economic resource |
| Which person is a member of the legislative branch? | Speaker of the House |
| What executive action demonstrates a "check" on the legislative branch? | president vetoes a bill |
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