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Old 06-02-2010, 04:34 PM
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Default Know your American Revolutionary History

Pretty interesting: more at

http://www.americanrevolutioncenter.org/node/198

Is the Bill of Rights part of:

the U.S. Constitution
the Declaration of Independence
the Gettysburg Address
the Articles of Confederation
Don’t know

The most important consequence of the Boston Tea party was:

the repeal of the tax on tea
the failure of the other colonies to support Boston’s action
the opening of negotiations between Britain and Massachusetts
the enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Acts
Don’t Know

Which of the following rights is not protected by the Bill of Rights?

Freedom of Speech
Trial by Jury
The right to bear arms
Right to vote
Don’t know


Benjamin Franklin epitomized which movement in colonial America?


the Enlightenment
the Great Awakening
the Loyalist movement
the Glorious Revolution
Don’t Know

Which of the following are the inalienable rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?

Life, liberty and property
Honor, liberty and peace
Life, respect and equal protection
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Don’t know

The US Constitution establishes which of the following forms of government in the United States?

A Direct Democracy
A Republic
A Confederacy
An Oligarchy
Don’t know
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