Flash Back Friday #1

What was the document that held the rules and laws of the FIRST U.S. Government?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Which war did the British colonists fight WITH the British against the French?

• War of 1812

• French + Indian War

• American Revolution

• World War 1

Which document declared that we were now free and independent from Britain? It promised the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Which compromise created our Legislative Branch? It used the Virginia Plan AND the New Jersey Plan for the structure on how laws are made in the U.S.

• The Bill of Rights

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Electoral College

Which war was fought to offically make the United States an independent country?

• The Korean War

• American Revolution

• French + Indian War

• World War 2

Which country helped the Americans beat the British in the American Revolution?

• Germany

• Greece

• France

• Italy

Which ordinance established how territories would become states? It also eventually would become the states of Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois.

• Atlantic Ocean Ordinance

• Mississippi River Ordinance

• American Ordinance

• Northwest Ordinance

Which colonial region's economy relied heavily on labor of enslaved people?

• North

• South

• East

• West

King George angered colonists by forcing them to pay a tax on all paper goods. Which Act was this?

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

Which group of men led protests against the British government, one being the Boston Tea Party?

• French

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of the Revolution

• Federalists