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1. Q: How many American Colonies were there that went to war with Great Britain in the American War of Independence?A: 9B: 12C: 13D: 50-------------------------------------2. Q: What year was the Constitution of the United States formulated?A: 1887B: 1776C: 1797D: 1787-------------------------------------3. Q: What year was the Stamp Act crisis?A: 1765B: 1770C: 1759D: 1760-------------------------------------4. Q: "What philosopher stated that all individuals possessed certain ""natural rights""-such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of propery?"A: John AdamsB: John LockeC: John SmithD: John Wesley-------------------------------------5. Q: Who urged the House of Burgesses to condemn the Stamp Act?A: Henry JamesB: George WashintonC: Patrick HenryD: John Adams-------------------------------------6. Q: Who forcibly prevented the distribution of stamps and forced the resignation of the stamp collectors?A: The Freedom ForceB: US CalvaryC: The Boston MilitiaD: Sons of Liberty-------------------------------------7. Q: Who came up the the Townshend Acts?A: Charles TownshendB: John DickensonC: King William IID: William Pitt-------------------------------------8. Q: What were the Townshend Acts?A: Tax's on sugarB: Dutie's on glass, lead, paint, paper, and teaC: Laws against murderD: Laws against freedom of religion-------------------------------------9. Q: Who protested by meeting to spin yarn for cloth and avoid purchasing cloth from British manufacturers?A: Daughters of LibertyB: Wifes of HopeC: Freedom SewersD: Women of Freedom-------------------------------------10. Q: "Who said that the British government should: ""Repeal the laws, renounce the right, recall the troops, refund the money, and return to the old method of requisition.""?"A: King George IIIB: Benjamin FranklinC: Frederick NorthD: Thomas Hutchinson-------------------------------------11. Q: Who was the governor of Massachusetts in the early 1770s who was for an independent American colonies?A: Benjamin FranklinB: James MadisonC: Patrick HenryD: Thomas Hutchinson-------------------------------------12. Q: What was the incident where British troops fired on a mob, killing five people in Boston, later called?A: Boston MassacreB: Boston Tea PartyC: Boston KillingD: Tax Massacre-------------------------------------13. Q: What British customs ship did a Rhode Island mob destroy?A: GaspeeB: GeorgeC: WilliamD: Elizabeth-------------------------------------14. Q: Who helped establish the Committee of Correspondence in the Massachusetts assembly?A: Patrick HenryB: Samuel AdamsC: Lord NorthD: John Adams-------------------------------------15. Q: The Boston Tea Party took place in?A: 1775B: 1771C: 1773D: 1768-------------------------------------16. Q: Who secured the Tea Act to assist the East India Company?A: Samuel AdamsB: Thomas JeffersonC: William HowardD: Lord North-------------------------------------17. Q: What did the patriots disguise themselves as at the Boston Tea Party?A: FishB: Native AmericansC: PiratesD: Women-------------------------------------18. Q: Where was The first Continental Congress held?A: BostonB: RichmandC: JamestownD: Philadelphia-------------------------------------19. Q: Who warned the colonial militia that British General Gage was coming?A: Patrick HenryB: Thomas JeffersonC: Paul RevereD: Samuel Adams-------------------------------------20. Q: Where were the first battles between the British army and the colonial militia?A: Boston and PhiladelphiaB: Lexington and ConcordC: Concord and BostonD: Lexington and Philadelphia-------------------------------------21. Q: Who wrote Common Sense?A: Thomas PaineB: Thomas JeffersonC: Samuel AdamsD: John Adams-------------------------------------22. Q: Who led the Continental Army?A: Samual AdamsB: George WashingtonC: Patrick HenryD: Charles Lee-------------------------------------23. Q: Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?A: George WashingtonB: Samuel AdamsC: Thomas JeffersonD: John Hancock-------------------------------------24. Q: When did congress order the publication of the Declaration of Independence?A: June 3, 1776B: July 1, 1776C: July 4, 1776D: September 3, 1776-------------------------------------25. Q: What document declared the colonies as the free and independent United States of America.A: Bill of RightsB: Common SenseC: Declaration of IndependenceD: The Freedom Essay-------------------------------------26. Q: What European countries did the American Colonies receive crucial aid from?A: Germany and RussiaB: Italy and GreeceC: Sweden and NorwayD: Spain and France-------------------------------------27. Q: What was the largest active force the Continental Army ever had at one time?A: 150,000 TroopsB: 85000 TroopsC: 24,000 TroopsD: 175,000 Troops-------------------------------------28. Q: Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?A: BostonB: SaratogaC: YorktownD: Philadelphia-------------------------------------29. Q: Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill?A: BostonB: PhiladelphiaC: SaratogaD: Yorktown-------------------------------------30. Q: Who was the British General at the Battle of Bunker Hill?A: GageB: HoweC: NorthD: Hutchinson-------------------------------------31. Q: Where was North Carolina Governor Josiah Martin's force defeted by the patriotsA: Battle of Bunker HillB: Battle of YorktownC: Battle of GermantownD: Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge-------------------------------------32. Q: Who led the forces that took Fort Ticonderoga?A: George WashingtonB: Benjamin FranklinC: Ethan AllenD: Richard Montgomery-------------------------------------33. Q: Who led the Continental Army across the Delaware?A: Charles LeeB: George WashingtonC: Philip SchuylerD: Guy Carleton-------------------------------------34. Q: What countries troops did Washington defeat at Trenton after crossing the Delaware?A: GermanyB: FranceC: SpainD: Italy-------------------------------------35. Q: Where did 2,500 of 11,000 of Washington's troops die from exposure or disease during a winter encampment?A: GermantownB: BrandywineC: PrincetonD: Valley Forge-------------------------------------36. Q: Where did the patriots receive their first major victory causing British General Burgoyne to surrender?A: White PlainsB: BenningtonC: SaratogaD: Yorktown-------------------------------------37. Q: Who forced General Burgoyne to surrender at Saratoga?A: Charles LeeB: Horatio GatesC: Benedict ArnoldD: George Washington-------------------------------------38. Q: What British general defeated Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden?A: HoweB: CornwallisC: ClintonD: North-------------------------------------39. Q: What captain captured the British sloop Drake and the warship Serapis?A: Harry LeeB: Horatio GatesC: John Paul JonesD: Daniel Morgan-------------------------------------40. Q: What treaty concluded the American Revolution?A: Treaty of YorktownB: Treaty of LondonC: Treaty of PhiladelphiaD: Treaty of Paris-------------------------------------41. Q: Who drafted the Articles of Confederation?A: John AdamsB: John DickinsonC: Thomas JeffersonD: John Hancock-------------------------------------42. Q: The 1976 Shays' Rebellion led by Daniel Shays was over what major issue?A: religionB: land rightsC: debtD: slavery-------------------------------------43. Q: At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, who proposed the New Jersey Plan?A: James MadisonB: Alexander HamiltonC: Ben FranklinD: William Patterson-------------------------------------44. Q: At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, who proposed the Virginia Plan?A: James MadisonB: Alexander HamiltonC: George WashingtonD: Willaim patterson-------------------------------------45. Q: At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Virginia Plan proposed?A: One vote for each stateB: Very limited National governmentC: A three part national government: house, exectutive, and judiciaryD: One house based on population-------------------------------------46. Q: What compromise was made to ease representation issues surrounding the population differences of states?A: An upper house based on population, a lower with equal representationB: An upper house with equal representation, a lower based on populationC: Presidential vote based on populationD: A single parliament-------------------------------------47. Q: At the Constitutional Convention, what percentage of slaves was agreed upon to count towards representation?A: 60%B: 50%C: 40%D: 30%-------------------------------------48. Q: Under the Constitutional Convention of 1787, to limit popular power, the Presendent would be elected by?A: State LegistlatureB: Electoral CollegeC: State GovernorsD: State Senators-------------------------------------49. Q: Under the Constitutional Convention of 1787, to limit popular power, Senators would be elected by?A: State LegistlatureB: Electoral CollegeC: State GovernorsD: House of Representatives-------------------------------------50. Q: What papers did John Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay write to convince people that states would retain power under the Constitution?A: Freedom EssaysB: The RepublicC: The FederalistD: The libertarians-------------------------------------51. Q: What year was the Constitution finally ratified?A: 1777B: 1787C: 1788D: 1789-------------------------------------52. Q: Who was the first president of the USA?A: George WashingtonB: James MadisonC: Benjamin FranklinD: Samuel Adams-------------------------------------53. Q: How many states first ratified the Constitution?A: 13B: 11C: 10D: 9-------------------------------------54. Q: Who led the Colonial troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill?A: George WashingtonB: Charles LeeC: William PrescottD: Thomas Gage-------------------------------------55. Q: "Who said ""don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes""?"A: George WashingtonB: Joseph WarrenC: Willam HoweD: William Prescott-------------------------------------56. Q: Who led the Bostonians at the Boston Tea Party?A: Samuel AdamsB: Willam PrescottC: Paul RevereD: Benjamin Franklin-------------------------------------57. Q: Who became the third President of the United States?A: Benjamin FranklinB: Thomas JeffersonC: James MadisonD: John Adams-------------------------------------58. Q: "What document starts out ""We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...""?"A: Constitution of the United StatesB: Bill of RightsC: Declaration of IndependenceD: The Federalist-------------------------------------59. Q: Who lived at Monticello?A: George WashingtonB: Benjamin FranklinC: John AdamsD: Thomas Jefferson-------------------------------------

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