AnswersSocial Studies 8The American Revolution in Western Virginia

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What power did the Articles of Confederation give to the national government?

A
to impose taxes
B
to enforce state borders
C
to control state governments
D
to issue currency
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An effect of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that

A
the United States nearly doubled in size.
B
the practice of slavery spread to the North.
C
explorers searched for a water route across the continent.
D
conflict increased between settlers and American Indians.
3

How did the English Bill of Rights influence the Declaration of Independence?

A
It focused on freedom of religion.
B
It focused on limiting the power of the monarch.
C
It focused on the right to a jury trial.
D
It focused on voting rights for men and women.
4

Who led the Continental army during the American Revolution?

A
Lord Dunmore
B
General Washington
C
General Burgoyne
D
Lord Cornwallis
5

France and Spain supported the colonists during the American Revolution by

A
buying American exports.
B
negotiating a peace with Great Britain.
C
granting land to the colonies.
D
providing naval assistance.
6

Why did some Indigenous groups choose to support the British during the war?

A
They were promised money and weapons.
B
They wanted to replace local leaders.
C
They supported American independence.
D
They believed Britain would stop settler expansion.
7

Organizing an argumentative essay starts with

A
gathering evidence and forming a claim.
B
thinking about the evidence.
C
creating an outline.
D
addressing counterclaims and counterarguments.
8

At the Constitutional Convention, smaller states eagerly supported the

A
New Jersey Plan.
B
Articles of Confederation.
C
Virginia Plan.
D
House of Representatives.
9

What role did Ann Bailey play during the American Revolution?

A
She assisted with paperwork in a Patriot office.
B
She carried messages and supplies across the frontier.
C
She led Patriot troops in battle.
D
She gathered information for British troops.
11

Why was the Marquis de Lafayette called “the Hero of Two Worlds”?

A
He helped both Mexico and the United States achieve independence.
B
He participated in both the American and French revolutions.
C
He participated in both the American and Haitian revolutions.
D
He helped both Canada and the United States achieve independence.
12

A problem the Second Continental Congress faced in 1775 was

A
how to pay for a war against Britain.
B
whether to attack the British in the South.
C
how to gain allies in a war against Britain.
D
where to put the capital of the colonies.
13

Which would make the best thesis statement for an argumentative essay?

A
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in office at the beginning of World War II.
B
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s creation of Social Security kept people out of poverty.
C
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and President Theodore Roosevelt were fifth cousins.
D
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal effectively pulled the US from the grips of the Great Depression.
14

When people began to settle west of the Appalachians in the late 1700s, they were mainly looking for

A
a water route to the Pacific.
B
fertile farmland.
C
sites for industrial development.
D
new plants and animals.
15

Which leader tried to keep tempers under control during the Constitutional Convention?

A
James Madison
B
Benjamin Franklin
C
George Washington
D
Daniel Shays
16

Why did Parliament raise taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s?

A
Britain needed money to gain more colonies in Africa.
B
British merchants had lost many ships in American waters.
C
Britain wanted to build a new capital in the colonies.
D
Britain was in debt from fighting the French and Indian War.
17

The Articles of Confederation created a one-branch government consisting of a national legislature, called

A
the Northwest Ordinance.
B
Parliament.
C
the Constitution.
D
Congress.
18

What did the colonists promise to do if King George III addressed their complaints in the Olive Branch Petition?

A
help the king strengthen the British army
B
lay down their weapons
C
volunteer to fight in future British wars
D
reopen the port of Boston

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