Constitution

What event occurred when patriots disguised as Indians, threw tons of tea into Boston Harbor because the colonists did not like the tax policies of the British?

• Boston Tea Party

• Great Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

• American Revolution

Who said, "...give me liberty, or give me death!"

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• 1787

• 1992

• 2024

• 1776

Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

What were the 3 unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Speech

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

What document is considered our first constitution?

• 13th Amendment

• Articles of the Confederation

• The Great Compromise

• The Federalist Papers

Which continental congress adopted the Articles of Confederation?

• The First Continental Congress

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Virginia Plan

• The Second Continental Congress

In what year was the Constitution written?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1778

• 1788

Who was selected as president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

Did the original Constitution outlaw slavery?

• No, Slavery was abolished with the 13th Amendment

• No, Slavery is still going on today

• Yes, It was written in the Bill of Rights

• Yes, It was put in the first sentence