This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the topics covered in the Patriot Camp 2010 curriculum. ��
British soldiers
Native Americans
Women
It was a tax they had to pay without having any say about it
It only affected the wealthy merchants
It meant the colonies could no longer print their own books
Warning the colonists that the British regulars were coming
Being the first American spy
Writing the Declaration of Independence
On the same day the Declaration of Independence was signed
On a very hot night in August, and out-numbered 2 to 1
On Christmas night in a blizzard with wind and sleet
Half of General Washington's men deserting
The British doubling the number of warships in the harbor
The British government ending the war and the Americans winning
Get more men to join the army
To show the importance for the colonies to be united
Encourage the Native Americans to side with the colonies
Started because Great Britain wanted slavery to be abolished in the colonies
Was a war against the French for the Louisiana Territory
Was our country's fight for independence from Great Britain
No Taxation without Representation
Don't Tread On Me
In God We Trust
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Henry Lee
Helps parents decide to which college to send their children
Has tidbits of information like sunrise, moon phases, riddles, and poetry
Provides one chapter per month of popular books
A letter to King George III outlining the reasons for wanting independence
The first form of our government immediately following the Revolutionary War
The law passed by the governor of Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
Government gives us our rights
Everyone has the right to a house and a job
Rights are given by our Creator
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
The United States Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
A law passed by the colonial governments
An introductory statement of a document explaining the document
A set of exercises performed by colonial soldiers
Governments are formed by the people to secure their rights
When governments stops protecting people's rights, the people have a right to change the government
The government should provide food and housing to people who can't afford it by taxing the rest of the people
It is the date when the Declaration of Independence was adopted
It is the date that we won the Revolutionary War
It is the day that George Washington was unanimously elected our first president
Is an outdated document that should be changed to fit modern times
Is a set of rules for our government
Is relatively new, only 31 years old
Four months behind closed doors in Philadelphia
1776 using the British government structure as an example
Virginia by a group of farmers and merchants
Was a letter written to King George III before the Revolutionary War
Was repealed in 1976
Collectively are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
Freedom of speech
The right to bear arms
The right to a fair trial
"Four score and seven years ago..."
"It being one chief project of that old deluder, Satan..."
"We the People of the United States..."
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
President, House of Representatives, and Senate
Executive, Courts, and the Media
Manifest destiny
Checks and balances
Constitutional convention
Freedom of the press
Freedom of religion
Right to bear arms