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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?
(a) The invention of the atomic bomb.
(b) Spain's entry into the war on the side of America.
(c) British commanders prosecuting the war more vigorously.
(d) Better use of horses by either army.

2. According to the author, how did the creation of a separate American nation occur?
(a) Gradually rather than suddenly.
(b) Over a period of 200 years.
(c) With the approval of the British rules.
(d) Suddenly rather than gradually.

3. How many people lived in the United States of America at its beginning?
(a) 453.
(b) Two Hundred MIllion.
(c) Four Million.
(d) Five Hundred Thousand.

4. What danger awaited the main participants in the American Revolution?
(a) Substantial fines.
(b) Three years in prison.
(c) Death.
(d) Severe damage to their credit.

5. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?
(a) Illegal Aliens.
(b) Mayans.
(c) Native Americans, also known as Indian tribes.
(d) Vikings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, according to the Constitution, does sovreignity in the United States lie?

2. Who was considered to be the first President of the United States, almost unanimously by its people?

3. How many residents of the new republic were slaves?

4. What is considered to be the main asset the new republic possessed?

5. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?

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