Unit 1 & 2 Quiz Ward Social Studies

1. 1. The United States fought the Revolutionary War to free itself from which country?

• France

• Great Britain

• Russia

• Mexico

2. 2. The United States allied itself with which country in the Revolutionary War?

• Russia

• Great Britain

• France

• Mexico

3. 3. _____________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence which announced America's intention to free itself.

4. 4. Who was the leader of the Continental Army for America in the Revolutionary War?

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

5. 5. The Revolutionary War ended with an American victory at which battle?

• Guilford Courthouse

• Fort Sumter in Charleston

• Fort Knox in Kentucky

• Yorktown in Virginia

6. 6. America replaced a monarchy style of government with which type of government that we still have today?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Communist

• Dictatorship

7. 7. This type of government is when a religion is also the law of the land.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Wardocracy

• Socialist

8. 8. _______________ is the most popular type of government in the world.

9. 9. __________________ is the supreme law of the land in America.

• The Constitution

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The President

10. 10. This is the process in America of removing someone from political office.

• Ratifying

• Vetoing

• Lobbying

• Impeach