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Test Description: Identify the documents that shaped and impacted the United States.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This document, written in 1215, limited the powers of the king of England.
A
U.S. Constitution
B
Magna Carta
C
Articles of Confederation
D
English Bill of Rights
2) This document forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachians (to avoid conflict with the Natives).
A
Washington's Farewell Address
B
Treaty of Paris 1763
C
Proclamation of 1763
D
Emancipation Proclamation
3) This document ended the American Revolutionary War.
A
Treaty of Paris 1783
B
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
C
Treaty of Paris 1763
D
Treaty of Ghent
4) This document did not give the central government a lot of powers because the framers wanted to avoid tyranny (abuse of power).
A
U.S. Constitution
B
Fundamental Order of Connecticut
C
Mayflower Compact
D
Articles of Confederation
5) This document set an orderly process to add states to the new territory gained after the French and Indian War, and also future land acquired by the U.S.
A
Land Ordinance
B
Monroe Doctrine
C
Albany Plan of Union
D
Northwest Ordinance
6) This document discouraged European countries from interfering with the Western Hemisphere. If they do, the U.S. will defend North and South American nations.
A
Treaty of Paris 1783
B
Northwest Ordinance
C
Land Ordinance
D
Monroe Doctrine
7) This document, created by Thomas Hooker, was one of the first constitutions in the colonies. It stated that people had the right to elect governors, judges, and a legislature.
A
Articles of Confederation
B
Magna Carta
C
English Bill of Rights
D
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
8) This document was an agreement that established self-government and gave the leaders the power to enact laws for the good of the colony.
A
English Bill of Rights
B
Albany Plan of Union
C
Declaration of Independence
D
Mayflower Compact
9) This document explained reasons for separation, listed grievances with the King George's methods, and stated that the colonies were independent states.
A
Gettysburg Address
B
Emancipation Proclamation
C
Declaration of Independence
D
U.S. Constitution
10) This document lays out the plans for government, protects the rights of citizens, and includes amendments that can be changed to meet society's needs.
A
Magna Carta
B
Articles of Confederation
C
U.S. Constitution
D
Monroe Doctrine
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