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Old 06-02-2010, 05:34 PM
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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
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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
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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
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Benjamin Franklin epitomized which movement in colonial America?


the Enlightenment
the Great Awakening
the Loyalist movement
the Glorious Revolution
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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
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The US Constitution establishes which of the following forms of government in the United States?

A Direct Democracy
A Republic
A Confederacy
An Oligarchy
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Old 06-02-2010, 06:08 PM
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I got 25.

Missed 5,19,21,25,29

Though karl marx and Jon and Kate werent part of the Revolutionary war that I remembered.
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Old 06-02-2010, 06:22 PM
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If you miss 19, you actually gain 5 points, rather than lose 1.
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Old 06-02-2010, 06:25 PM
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22. I got a lot of D's, which I guess I should be used to by now.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:22 PM
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I got 21 right .....
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:42 PM
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23 right. Not too bad for being out of school for over twenty years. This test should be a requirement for US citizenship. A vast amount of great questions on it.
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Old 06-02-2010, 10:10 PM
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I have always loved history but in school I was so much more drawn to World history that I mostly just memorized the facts and didnt get into the meat of the American Revolution, my bad.
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