Colonial Period Worksheet and quiz 1

NAME:…………………………………………

Date: …………………………….

Questions:

1. Invisible ink, used by spies was usually made from ……………………………….. and ……………………….
2. …………………………………………….. was a British spy who was caught with a hidden message in a silver ball.
3. The Culper Spy Ring was organized by …………………………………………….
4. Peace Treaty between America and Britain was signed in ……………………………….
5. The British government took ………………………….. to ratify the formal Peace Treaty.
6. Initially the nation had only a single branch of government which was ……………………………………
7. The Framers of the Constitution met in Philadelphia from May to September of …………………
8. Three federal branches of Congress were made; ……………………….., …………………………………………………………….. and …………………………………….
9. ………………………………………….. drafted a Bill of Rights that guaranteed important rights to people.
10. The Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation in ……………………………

Answers:

1. ferrous sulphate, water
2. Daniel Taylor
3. Ben Tallmadge
4. 1783
5. two years
6. Congress
7. 1787
8. Legislative branch, judicial branch and executive branch
9. James Madison
10. 1781