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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
Magna Carta
B
English Bill of Rights
C
U.S. Constitution
D
Articles of Confederation
2) This document forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachians (to avoid conflict with the Natives).
A
Washington's Farewell Address
B
Proclamation of 1763
C
Emancipation Proclamation
D
Treaty of Paris 1763
3) This document ended the American Revolutionary War.
A
Treaty of Paris 1763
B
Treaty of Ghent
C
Treaty of Paris 1783
D
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
4) This document did not give the central government a lot of powers because the framers wanted to avoid tyranny (abuse of power).
A
Mayflower Compact
B
Fundamental Order of Connecticut
C
Articles of Confederation
D
U.S. Constitution
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
Northwest Ordinance
B
Albany Plan of Union
C
Land Ordinance
D
Monroe Doctrine
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
Northwest Ordinance
B
Treaty of Paris 1783
C
Monroe Doctrine
D
Land Ordinance
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
Magna Carta
B
Articles of Confederation
C
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
D
English Bill of Rights
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
Mayflower Compact
D
Declaration of Independence
9) This document explained reasons for separation, listed grievances with the King George's methods, and stated that the colonies were independent states.
A
Declaration of Independence
B
U.S. Constitution
C
Gettysburg Address
D
Emancipation Proclamation
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
Monroe Doctrine
B
Magna Carta
C
U.S. Constitution
D
Articles of Confederation
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