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Which of these were included in the Declaration of Independence? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
A declaration of war
B
A plan for a new government
C
A statement of American independence
D
Complaints against the British government
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Which of these documents influenced the Declaration of Independence?

A
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
B
The Articles of Confederation
C
The US Constitution
D
The Bill of Rights
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Which of these statements is correct?

A
The British lost most of the battles they fought.
B
The Americans won many battles early in the war.
C
The Americans lost many battles early in the war.
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Which battle was an important turning point in the war?

A
The Battle of Long Island
B
The Battle of Philadelphia
C
The Battle of Saratoga
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What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?

A
French troops fought alongside American troops for the first time.
B
British forces chased American troops to Valley Forge.
C
American and French forces trapped the British forces.
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What did the Treaty of Paris do?

A
It brought France into the war.
B
It recognized American independence.
C
It made peace between Britain and France.
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Which of these statements about the Articles of Confederation is true?

A
The Articles created a three-branch government.
B
The Articles created a weak national government.
C
The Articles took power away from state governments.
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In what way were the Articles of Confederation successful?

A
They allowed the national government to resolve land issues in the western territories.
B
They allowed the national government to collect taxes and pay soldiers.
C
They allowed the national government to solve foreign policy issues.
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Which of these powers did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation?

A
The power to declare war
B
The power to collect taxes
C
The power to raise an army
D
The power to conduct foreign trade
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What event highlighted the need to revise the Articles of Confederation?

A
Shays’s Rebellion
B
The Battle of Yorktown
C
The ratification debate
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Which compromise decided the structure of Congress?

A
The Three-Fifths Compromise
B
The Great Compromise
C
The Commerce Compromise
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What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?

A
It decided how enslaved people would be counted in congressional representation.
B
It declared that Congress would not regulate the slave trade until 1808.
C
It said that Congress would have two houses.
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Match each branch of government with its responsibility.Make laws: Judicial branchExecutive branch✔ Legislative branchEnforce laws: Judicial branch✔ Executive branchLegislative branchInterpret laws: ✔ Judicial branchExecutive branchLegislative branch

A
Judicial branch
B
Executive branch
C
✔ Legislative branch
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According to the Constitution, government gets its power from the people. What is the name of this idea?

A
Federalism
B
Popular sovereignty
C
Checks and balances
D
Separation of powers
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Those who favored ratification of the Constitution were called .

Answer:

federalist, Federalists, fedralists, fedralist

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What did Anti-Federalists want?

A
A strong national government
B
Ratification of the Constitution
C
The addition of a bill of rights
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Read the amendment.Which amendment in the Bill of Rights is this?

A
The First Amendment
B
The Second Amendment
C
The Third Amendment
D
The Fourth Amendment
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Whose rights are protected by Amendments Five through Eight?

A
State governments’
B
The federal government’s
C
Those of people who are accused of a crime
D
Those of people who are asked to house soldiers
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According to the Tenth Amendment, what happens to powers that are not given to the federal government?

A
They do not belong to anyone.
B
They must be added by amendments.
C
They are given to the states and the people.

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