1. What region did Britain gain by winning the French and Indian War?

a. the land around Lake Erie
b. French Canada
c. Virginia
d. Massachusetts

2. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

a. to ensure faster postal service
b. to pay for the Native Americans’ land
c. to discourage the sale of paper
d. to help pay for the French and Indian War

3. Who was named Commander in Chief of the Continental army?

a. George Washington
b. Ben Franklin
c. John Burgoyne
d. Benedict Arnold

4. Which country came to the aid of Americans during the American Revolution?

a. Italy
b. Netherlands
c. Spain
d. France

5. What was New York’s first capital?

a. Kingston
b. New York City
c. Fishkill
d. White Plains

6. Which document explains the balance of power between state and federal governments?

a. Constitution
b. Bill of Rights
c. Articles of Confederation
d. Iroquois League

7. The Bill of Rights consists of what?

a. an explanation of the new government
b. the first 10 amendments
c. the first 20 amendments
d. a summary of the Constitution

8. Who did Americans declare war on in 1812?

a. the French
b. the British
c. the Native Americans
d. the Canadians

9. Who invented the first steamboat to be used to transport goods and people?

a. DeWitt Clinton
b. Robert Clermont
c. Robert Fulton
d. Joseph Ellicott

10. Why did thousands of people leave Ireland in the 1850s?

a. wars with Great Britain
b. famine
c. poverty
d. crime in the cities