Module 2

Question 1

What was the Continental Army?

Answer 1

The name of the armed forces for the colonies as a whole.

Question 2

Who’s confidence went up after the battle in Bunker Hill?

Answer 2

Patriots.

Question 3

Who won the Battle of Trenton?

Answer 3

Patriots

Question 4

What is the Battle of Saratoga

Answer 4

The name of the battle that is considered a turning point in the war in favor of the Patriots.

Question 5

When did France enter the war?

Answer 5

After the Battle of Saratoga

Question 6

What happened in Valley Forge?

Answer 6

Patriot forces spent a long, harsh winter at this location, where many soldiers died from disease or starvation.

Question 7

What happened in Yorktown?

Answer 7

After realizing the South could not be won, British General Cornwallis, retreated to this Virginian town, where his forces were surrounded on three sides by water. This battle was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. It was won by Patriot forces.

Question 8

What is the Treaty of Paris

Answer 8

This is the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution.

Question 9

Where did many loyalists go after the revolution?

Answer 9

Canada

Question 10

What is a constitution?

Answer 10

Written plans for government.

Question 10

What is Popular sovereignty?

Answer 10

Principle of government that says all the government’s power came from one source only (the people)

Question 11

What is a Limited government?

Answer 11

Principle of government that says government could only exercise the powers granted to it by the people.

Question 12

What are Civil liberties?

Answer 12

Principle of government that says every state made clear that the people of the state had rights that the government must respect at all times.

Question 13

What is Separation of Powers?

Answer 13

State governments’ powers were divided into three branches.

Question 14

What are the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 14

The first constitution for the newly formed United States.

Question 15

What does Ratify mean?

Answer 15

to approve.

Question 16

What was Shay’s Rebellion?

Answer 16

A rebellion of farmers that showed the weakness of government under the Articles of Confederation.

Question 17

What were the Founding Fathers?

Answer 17

Another name for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.

Question 18

Who was George Washington?

Answer 18

The President of the Constitutional Convention.

Question 19

Who was John Locke?

Answer 19

This philosopher influenced the constitution with his idea that people are born with natural rights that cannot be taken away by government.

Question 20

Who was Montesquieu?

Answer 20

This philosopher influenced the constitution with the concept of separation of powers.

Question 21

What is the Great Compromise?

Answer 21

The name of the compromise that created two houses of Congress.

Question 22

Who has Equal representation?

Answer 22

The Senate.

Question 23

Who has Proportional representation?

Answer 23

The House of Representatives.

Question 24

What is the 3/5 Compromise?

Answer 24

The name of the compromise that settled the issue of slavery.

Question 24

What is federalism?

Answer 24

The name for the sharing of power between the central (federal) government and the states.

Question 25

What are Anti-federalists?

Answer 25

The group of people who did not support ratification of the new constitution.

Question 26

What is the Bill of Rights?

Answer 26

To encourage more people to support the ratification of the constitution, this was added. (The first 10 amendments)