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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
Articles of Confederation
B
English Bill of Rights
C
U.S. Constitution
D
Magna Carta
2) This document forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachians (to avoid conflict with the Natives).
A
Proclamation of 1763
B
Washington's Farewell Address
C
Emancipation Proclamation
D
Treaty of Paris 1763
3) This document ended the American Revolutionary War.
A
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
B
Treaty of Paris 1763
C
Treaty of Ghent
D
Treaty of Paris 1783
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
Articles of Confederation
C
Fundamental Order of Connecticut
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
Monroe Doctrine
B
Land Ordinance
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
Monroe Doctrine
B
Land Ordinance
C
Northwest Ordinance
D
Treaty of Paris 1783
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
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
C
Articles of Confederation
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
Declaration of Independence
B
Mayflower Compact
C
Albany Plan of Union
D
English Bill of Rights
9) This document explained reasons for separation, listed grievances with the King George's methods, and stated that the colonies were independent states.
A
U.S. Constitution
B
Emancipation Proclamation
C
Gettysburg Address
D
Declaration of Independence
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
Monroe Doctrine
C
U.S. Constitution
D
Articles of Confederation
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