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This person was the king of England .

• King George III
• King James
• King Henry VIII

King George 111
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This is was the last battle of the Revolution

• Saratoga
• Appomattox
• Yorktown

Yorktown
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This branch makes the laws.

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial

Legislative
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What 3 principles did John Locke believe in?

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Life, liberty, and property
• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of bling

Life, liberty, and property
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This person was a Democratic-Republican.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Paine

Thomas Jefferson
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This treaty ended the American Revolution.

• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of London

Treaty of Paris
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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are
referred to as _____.

• The Bill of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Virginia Plan

The Bill of Rights
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This person wrote the Virginia Plan.

• John Locke
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison

James Madison
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Why did England tax the colonists?

• King George felt like it
• To help pay for the French and Indian War
• To buy more land from the Native Americans

Pay for French Indian War
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This was the start of the American Revolution

• Lexington and Concord
• Saratoga
• Yorktown

Lexington and Concord
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This branch is headed by the President and
carries out the laws?

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive

Executive
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This political party supported a big national
government.

• Federalists
• Democratic-Republicans
• Continentals

Federalists
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This person was a former slave who wrote poems
and plays.

• Phyllis Wheatley
• Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman

Phyllis Wheatley
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This person was the head of the Federalists.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Adams

Alexander Hamilton
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This person championed the cause for independence.

• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams

John Adams
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This branch is made up of the Supreme Court.
They make sure laws are constitutional

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

Judicial
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This constitution was written during the
Revolution and provided for a weak national
government .

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Bill of Rights
• The U.S. Constitution

The Articles of Confederation
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He was the author of Common Sense

• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

Thomas Paine
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This person is the father of the U.S.
Constitution.

• James Monroe
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

James Madison
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This battle was the turning point of the American
Revolution.

• Lexington and Concord
• Saratoga
• Yorktown

Saratoga
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___ and ___ were the 2 countries that helped the
colonists defeat Britain.

• France and Spain
• France and Portugal
• Spain and Iraq

France and Spain
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This political party supported states powers.

• Federalists
• Democratic-Republicans
• Quakers

Democratic-Republicans
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This line hampered the western movement of
colonists?

• The Mississippi River
• The Proclamation of 1763
• The Appalachian Highlands

The Proclamation of 1763
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Rights that can not be taken away are

• granted
• unalienable
• basic

unalienable
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Which Branch? Senate and House of Representatives.

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

Legislative (Congress)
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