Ryan: SS Chap 6 - The American Revolution

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

____________ was an escaped slave who supported the Loyalists.

• Colonel Tye?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Molly Pitcher

The Constitution can be changed by ____________.

• Amendments

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Constitution

• the president

The Bill of Rights belongs to the ____________.

• United States Constitution

• Loyalists

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Where did the Constitutional Convention meet? (p. 145)

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Boston

• Washington, D.C.

Which of the following lists the five men that New Jersey sent to the Constitutional Convention?

• William Paterson, David Brearley, Jonathan Dayton, William Livingston, William C. Houston

• George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee

• Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, William Samuel Johnson, Elbridge Gerry, Rufus King

How does the system of checks and balances work?

Select ALL that are true.

• Keep branches from having too much power

• Allow one branch to have all the power

• Judicial branch decides if law is unconstitutional.

• President can veto Congress but Congress can override a veto

• The two houses of Congress must agree to pass a law.

What does the Bill of Rights guarantee all Americans?

Select ALL that are true.

• Freedom of worship

• Freedom of speech

• Right to commit crimes

• Freedom to hurt people

List these events in order:

• Battle of Monmouth

• Signing of the Articles of Confederation

• Battle of Princeton

• Constitutional Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Princeton

• Signing of the Articles of Confederation

• Battle of Monmouth

What is the date of the Battle of Trenton?

• December 26, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• October 19, 1781

• April 19, 1775