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Colonies To States
Test Description: PreConstitutional History
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This established individual rights and gave Parliament power over the Monarchy?
A
Magna Carta
B
The Constitution
C
English Bill of Rights
D
Petition of Rights
2) At the end of the French and Indian War, the British believed that
A
Colonists should have more freedom and be able to self rule
B
Britian should give up her American Colonies
C
Americans should help pay for the war debt
D
Britain should sell her colonies to Spain
3) The rally cry: No taxation without representation
A
The Townshend Act
B
The Intolerable Act
C
The Stamp Act
D
Boston Tea Party Act
4) This philosopher believed that government should have 3 branches of government
A
Thomas Hobbs
B
Baron de Montesquieu
C
John Locke
D
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5) This philosopher believed in Natural Rights: Life, Liberty and Property
A
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B
Thomas Hobbs
C
Baron de Montesquieu
D
John Locke
6) This act taxed imported goods to the colonies, some items included: Glass, Paint, Tea, Silk
A
The Townshend Act
B
The Stamp Act
C
The Intolerable Act
D
Quartering Act
7) Which philosopher believed the government must be based off of the idea of POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY?
A
John Locke
B
Thomas Hobbs
C
Baron de Montesquieu
D
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
8) Federalism refers to?
A
The division of power between states and Central Governments
B
The central/ national government of the U.S.
C
The Government under the Articles of the Confederation
D
Various state governments
9) The Constitutional Convention was held in which place?
A
Washington D.C.
B
Philadelphia, PA
C
New York, NY
D
Annapolis, MD
10) What was considered the 1st American Constitution
A
The Magna Carta
B
The English Petition
C
The Articles of Confederation
D
The Mayflower Compact
11) This is the number of states who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787
A
13
B
12
C
9
D
11
12) Who was the Primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
A
Thomas Adams
B
Thomas Hobbs
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
Thomas Paine
13) The state sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention to
A
Write a Bill of Rights
B
Amend the Articles of Confederation
C
Raise Money to pay the Revolutionary war debt
D
Write a new plan for a new government
14) Which person was on the committee of five, who wrote the Declaration of Independence
A
Roger Sherman
B
All of the above were on the committee
C
Robert Livingston
D
Benjamin Franklin
15) Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the right to:
A
Regulate trade
B
Settle Disputes
C
Declare War
D
Tax
16) The Final Compromise promised that:
A
The senate would be elected by popular vote
B
Answer 2 and 3
C
A Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution
D
Indians would not be counted towards the population
17) This is the GOALS section of the Decleration of Independence
A
what gives us the right to rebel
B
tell the world why it was written
C
list of the King’s abuses of our natural rights
D
we declare our freedom from British rule
18) This is the EFFORTS section of the Declaration of Independence
A
What you have done to peacefully reconcile
B
List of the King’s abuses of our natural rights
C
we declare our freedom from British rule
D
tell the world why it was written
19) This is the Justification section of the Declaration of Independence
A
we declare our freedom from British rule
B
List of the King’s abuses of our natural rights
C
Tell the world why it was written
D
what gives us the right to rebel
20) This group wanted a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution
A
Federalists
B
Anti-Federalists
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