7th Grade: NEW NATION POP QUIZ

1.    WHAT DID ABIGAIL ADAMS CONSTANTLY REMIND HER HUSBAND, JOHN ADAMS, ABOUT?

2.    WHAT CAME FIRST? U.S. CONSTITUTION OR ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

3.    WHY MIGHT THE STATES HAVE FEARED CREATING A STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR?

4.    NAME TWO THINGS THAT AMERICANS ARGUED ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE WRITING THE CONSTITUTION.

5.    WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BATTLE OF THE WAR?

6.    PATRIOTS MOVED TO CANADA AFTER THE WAR. T OR F

7.    WHEN WAS THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR OFFICIALY OVER? (EXACT DATE)


The following word bank is to be used for numbers 8 and 9. 

CONFEDERATION        MONARCHY
FEDERATION                DEMOCRACY

8.    A form of government that divides power between a central government and state governments. The central government has most of the power. ______________

9.    A government made up of a group of partners. The partners keep all the important powers to themselves and there is basically no higher power.

10.    In the law of Supply & Demand – when there is a big supply of something, it’s value and price goes up. T or F

11.    Name one good thing about the Articles of Confederation.

7th Grade - Journals 41-50

Journal 41 – Use the following terms to explain why the Colonists became angry with the British: WRITS OF ASSISTANCE, SUGAR ACT, PROCLAMATION OF 1763, STAMP ACT, TOWNSHEND ACTS, TEA ACT, QUARTERING ACTS.

Journal 42 – Describe an event that showed anger on behalf of the colonists towards the British.

Journal 43 – What would you have done differently had you been King George III during the rebellion of the Colonies?

Journal 44 – Describe one strength and one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.

Journal 45 – What would you do, as king or queen of England, to regain all of the money spent in protecting your American Colonies in the French & Indian War. Be specific.

Journal 46 -
1. According to the details of the engraving, what advantages do the soldiers have that the colonists do not? What point does the artist make through this contrast?

2.    What do you think is the intended message behind the artist’s use of smoke spreading out from the soldiers’ rifles?

Journal 47 – Explain how freedom for the people has expanded over time. Use the “Ladder of Rights”.

Journal 48 – What are the most important things to attend to when creating a government?

Journal 49 – Compare and contrast “Federation” and “Confederation”. You may use a Venn Diagram or explain in writing.

Journal 50 – Who was Abigail Adams? She fought for equality for a group of people. What group was this?