SSUSH 4
This Individual wrote the
Declaration of Independence?
A.)
Thomas
Jefferson
A.)
Thomas
Jefferson
C.) John Locke
B.) George Washington
D.) Marquis de Lafayette
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This Individual influenced Thomas
Jefferson’s use of the social contract theory
in the Declaration of Independence?
A.) Baron de Montesquieu
C.)
C.)John
JohnLocke
Locke
B.) George Washington
D.) Marquis de Lafayette
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This Ambassador helped
the United States get help from France
to win the Revolutionary War?
A.) Baron de Montesquieu
B.) Friedrich von Steuben
C.) Nathaniel Bacon
D.)
D.) Benjamin
BenjaminFranklin
Franklin
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This individual created the plan to capture
Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown and
also helped Benjamin Franklin form
the U.S. /French alliance?
A.)
A.)Marquis
MarquisdedeLafayette
Lafayette
B.) Baron de Montesquieu
C.) George Washington
D.) John Locke
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This individual was selected to be the
General of the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War?
A.) Thomas Jefferson
B.) James Madison
C.)
C.)George
GeorgeWashington
Washington
D.) John Adams
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This characteristic of George Washington
made him a national hero?
A.) His Wealth
B.)His
HisLeadership
Leadership
B.)
C.) His Physical Strength
D.) His Family
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This was the lowest point of the
American Revolution when soldiers
Starved in the winter?
A.) Saratoga
B.) Valley Forge
Forge
C.) Yorktown
D.) New Orleans
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This Battle boosted American soldiers
during the American Revolution when
Washington’s Troops crossed
the Delaware River on Christmas day?
A.) Battle of Yorktown
B.)B.)
Battle
of Trenton
Battle
of Trenton
C.) Battle of Saratoga
D.) Battle of Monterey
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This was the last battle of the
Revolutionary War and where the British
surrendered?
A.) Jamestown
B.)
B.)Yorktown
Yorktown
C.) Trenton
D.) Saratoga
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This was the British General that
Surrendered his troops to George
Washington at Yorktown?
A.)
A.)General
GeneralCornwallis
Cornwallis
B.) General Green
C.) General Lee
D.) General Decatur
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This ended the Revolutionary War?
A.) Treaty of Paris 1763
B.) Treaty of Ghent
C.)
C.)Treaty
TreatyofofParis
Paris1783
1783
D.) Treaty of Paris 1898
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This was the turning point of the American
Revolutionary war because the French sent
Help after it ended?
A.)
A.) Battle
Battle of
of Saratoga
Saratoga
B.) Battle of Yorktown
C.) Battle of Cowpens
D.) Battle of Trenton
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This was the first place shots were fired
During the American Revolution?
A.) Fort Sumter
C.) Gettysburg
B.)Lexington
Lexington &&Concord
B.)
Concord
D.) Saratoga
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This individual helped George Washington
Create a professional army by writing a
Pamphlet and training soldiers ?
A.) John Locke
C.) James Madison
B.) Marquis de Lafayette
D.)
VonSteuben
Steuben
D.)Frederick
Frederick Von
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What was the name of the group of
mercenaries who were with the British
when Washington defeated them at
The Battle of Trenton?
A.) Turks
C.)
C.)Hessians
Hessians
B.) Goths
D.) Gladiators
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SSUSH 5
This incident proved that the Articles of
Confederation were too weak to govern
The United States?
A.) Bacon’s Rebellion
B.) Whiskey Rebellion
C.) Alien & Sedition Acts
D.)
D.) Shay’s
Shay’sRebellion
Rebellion
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This was written to convince states to
Ratify the U.S. Constitution?
A.) Monroe Doctrine
C.) The
The Federalist
C.)
Federalist Papers
Papers
B.) Articles of Confederation
D.) Mayflower compact
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This was not a weakness of the Articles
of Confederation?
A.) 9 of 13 to pass laws
B.)
B.)Northwest
NorthwestOrdinance
Ordinance
C.) 1 vote per state
D.) No Judiciary
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This individual influenced the ideas of
Separation of Powers and Checks
And Balances?
A.) Frederick von Steuben
B.) George Washington
C.)Baron
Baronde
deMontesquieu
Montesquieu
C.)
D.) John Locke
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The first 10 Amendments are known as?
A.) Articles of Confederation
C.) Declaration of Independence
B.)
B.) Bill
Bill of
of Rights
Rights
D.) Federalist Papers
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The Anti-federalist refused to ratify the
U.S. Constitution without?
A.) Civil Rights for Blacks
B.)
B.)aaBill
BillofofRights
Rights
C.) women’s suffrage
D.) Compensation
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This is the concept that the national and
State governments share governing power ?
A.) Separation of Powers
B.) Popular Sovereignty
C.) State’s Rights
D.)Federalism
Federalism
D.)
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What event during Washington’s
Administration proved the U.S.
Government was Effective
under the Constitution?
A.) Shay’s Rebellion
B.) Bacon’s Rebellion
C.) Whiskey
WhiskeyRebellion
Rebellion
D.) XYZ affair
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This Act punished people for speaking
Out against the government
and sent people back to their country.
A.)
A.)Alien
Alien&&Sedition
SeditionActs
Acts
B.) Alien & Immigration
C.) Anitpress
D.) Antisemitism
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Washington warned the U.S. in his
Farewell address not to do this?
A.) Practice Democracy
C.) Elect John Adams
B.)Form
FormPolitical
PoliticalParties
Parties
B.)
D.) Tax Americans
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Washington also warned the U.S. in his
Farewell address not to do this??
A.)
A.)Intervene
InterveneininEurope
Europe
C.) Pass vagrancy laws
B.) Create Cabinets
D.) Improve infrastructure
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This individual was the leader of the
Federalist party after John Adams?
A.) Thomas Jefferson
B.) James Madison
C.)
C.)Alexander
AlexanderHamilton
Hamilton
D.) George Washington
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This person was the leader of the
Democratic Republicans?
A.) Alexander Hamilton
B.)Thomas
ThomasJefferson
Jefferson
B.)
C.) Benjamin Franklin
D.) Aaron Burr
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What custom did George Washington
Begin as first President
of the United States ?
A.) First to impeached
B.) Line Item veto
C.) First in a scandal
D.)
D.)Two
Twoterm
termPresidency
Presidency
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What established the process that
a territory in the United States
had to follow if it wanted to become
A state?
A.) Alien & Sedition Act
B.) Northwest
Northwest Ordinance
Ordinance
B.)
C.) Whiskey Rebellion
D.) Proclamation of 1763
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What term means that something
happened for the first time
and is used by custom now?
A.) Sectionalism
B.) Infrastructure
C.) Precedent
C.) Precedent
D.) Manifest Destiny
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The Northwest Ordinance was created
Under this?
A.) U.S. Constitution
B.) Declaration of Independence
C.) Social Contract
D.)D.)
Articles
ofof
Confederation
Articles
Confederation
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Under the Land Ordinance of 1785
One township was sold to finance?
A.) Government Housing
B.) Community Church
C.) Food Stamps
D.)
D.)Public
PublicEducation
Education
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Thomas Jefferson Purchased the
Louisiana Territory from?
A.) Russia
B.)France
France
B.)
C.) Great Britain
D.) Spain
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Thomas Jefferson ordered the exploration
Of the Louisiana Territory by?
A.) George Washington
B.) Horace Mann
C.) Abraham Lincoln
D.)
D.)Lewis
Lewis&&Clarke
Clarke
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Thomas Jefferson purchased the
Louisiana Territory from?
A.) King George III
B.) Francis & Ferdinand
C.) Napoleon
C.)
Napoleon
D.) Queen Isabella
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When the U.S. won the War of 1812
they experienced?
A.) National
National Pride
Pride
A.)
C.) Low Morale
B.) Sectionalism
D.) Imperialism
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This term refers to the Navy
strategy of keeping ships from
bringing war goods into
an enemy country?
A.) Blockade
Blockade
A.)
C.) Total War
B.) Boycott
D.) Encapsulation
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This term refers to the British practice
Of forcing U.S. citizens into the Navy?
A.) Conscription
C.)
C.)Impressment
Impressment
B.) Draft
D.) Commissioned
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One reason for the War of 1812
Was that the British refused to leave?
A.) Virginia
C.) Canada
B.)Ohio
OhioRiver
RiverValley
Valley
B.)
D.) New York
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Another reason for the War of 1812
Was that the British practiced?
A.) Pacifism
B.) Salutary neglect
C.) Disenfranchisment
D.)Impressment
Impressment
D.)
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Another reason for the War of 1812
Was that some believed the British were?
A.) Communist
C.)
C.)Inciting
IncitingIndians
Indians
B.) Inciting the French
D.) Socialist
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One group that pushed for the
War of 1812 were the?
A.)
A.) War
War Hawks
Hawks
C.) War Mongers
B.) War Eagles
D.) Fire Eaters
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The War Hawks pushed for the
War of 1812 because of?
A.) Sectionalism
B.) Napoleon
C.) Nullification
D.)Manifest
Manifest Destiny
Destiny
D.)
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This helped connect the Eastern U.S.
to the Western U.S.?
A.) Alien & Sedition Act
C.) VA & KY resolution
B.)
B.) Erie
ErieCanal
Canal
D.) Flint River
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The Erie Canal caused which of the
Following to become a major center for
Immigration into the U.S.?
A.) San Francisco
C.) Atlanta
B.)
B.)New
NewYork
YorkCity
City
D.) New Orleans
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This term refers to a Country’s
Roads, canals, bridges, etc.?
A.) Infrastructure
Infrastructure
A.)
C.) Blockade
B.) Boycott
D.) Precedent
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This term refers to the 1823 President’s
warning to European nations not to
attempt to establish colonies in the
Western Hemisphere?
A.) Lincoln Corollary
B.)
B.) Monroe
MonroeDoctrine
Doctrine
C.) Roosevelt Corollary
D.) Nullification Doctrine
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The Monroe Doctrine was made because
the United States feared that U.S.
independence was threatened by Great
Britain and?
A.) Germany
B.) Yugoslavia
C.) Poland
D.)
D.)Russia
Russia
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Because of the British Blockade in the
War of 1812, The United States began
Making its own goods in factories
to become?
A.) Communist
B.) Socialist
C.) Imperialistic
D.)
D.)Self-Sufficient
Self-Sufficient
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Because the United States began
making its own goods in factories
to become self-sufficient the
U.S. experienced?
A.)
A.) Industrial
Industrial Revolution
Revolution
C.) Communist Revolution
B.) Socialist movement
D.) Dependency
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1785 outlawed
what in the Northwest Territory?
A.) Factories
B.) Women
C.)
C.)Slavery
Slavery
D.) Children
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The Nation’s Infrastructure was improved
largely in part to an economic plan
Created by?
A.) Factories
B.) Women
C.)
C.)Slavery
Slavery
D.) Children
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