Unit 3 - Colonial History & Founding Documents

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What event put Britain in debt, so they decided to tax the colonies to pay off this debt? Options: French & Indian War, American Revolution, War of 1812, French Revolution

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French & Indian War

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What law required the colonists to house and feed British troops in the American colonies? Options: Quartering Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Stamp Act

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Quartering Act

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What is the name of the act that the British passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party, which closed the port of Boston until damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid?

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The Intolerable/ Coercive Acts

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According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the inalienable rights? Options: Laws of nature, Life, liberty, and equality, Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, separate and equal stations

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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The Revolutionary War officially began after which event? Options: Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Battles of Lexington & Concord, The meeting of the First Continental Congress

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Battles of Lexington & Concord

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The primary reason the Iroquois formed a confederacy was to

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promote peace

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Who was most likely to have supported the Articles of Confederation? Options: Former officers in the continental army, Those who feared strong central government, Those owed money by the us government

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Those who feared strong central government

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Which was a difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation? Options: The constitution gave the federal government the power to collect taxes. The constitution provided for the direct election of the president by voters. The constitution made the amendment process more difficult. The constitution increased the power of the states.

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The constitution gave the federal government the power to collect taxes.

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The first ten amendments of The Constitution are called

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The Bill of Rights

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Which Enlightenment Philosopher was the greatest influence on the Declaration of Independence? Options: John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Charles Montesquieu, Jean Jacques Rousseau

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John Locke