Social Studies Quiz 2

Freedom from rule by others

• independence

• enslaved

• colony

A group of people responsible for making country's laws

• Committee

• Congress

• Capitol

A plan of government

• Senetors

• House of Representatives

• Constitutionion

To approve officially

• Ratify

• Amendment

• Delegate

A change to the Constitution of the United States

• Bill of Rights

• Amendment

• Law

What caused the colonists to feel that they were losing their right to self-government?

• The British passed tax laws that angered the colonists and said that colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The French government decided to attack the Native Americans.

• The British ignore colonists but allowed them to move west.

How did the colonists win the American Revolution?

• Spanish colonies supported colonists.

• The British decided not to attack colonists anymore.

• The Continental Army won some important battles, which proved to colonists that they could win the war.

What caused Shays’ Rebellion?

• Taxes went up, and the U.S. economy slowed down. People struggle. Shays and other farmers revolted in protest.

• Taxes went down, and the U.S economy bloomed.

• Shays and other farmers were bored.

Put the following events in the order in which they happened:

A: George Washington becomes president

B: Delegates meet for the Constitutional Convention

C: A new constitution is written

• B - C - A

• B - A - C

• A - C - B

• A - B - C

Summarize the American Revolution in your own words. (You must include 1. Who was involved? 2. What caused the revolution?)