Creation Of The Federal Government Vol. I Question Preview (ID: 35547)


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This man wrote the 'textbook of the American Revolution'
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) John Locke
c) Thomas Paine
d) Thomas Jefferson

Signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims, this colonial plan for self-rule is called
a) the Magna Carta
b) the Bill of Rights
c) the Petition of Rights
d) the Mayflower Compact

The first battles of the Revolutionary War were fought at
a) Washington, D.C, and Boston
b) Boston and New York
c) Lexington and Concord
d) Annapolis and Concord

Many Americans wanted a strong national government after
a) the economic depression
b) the Annapolis Convention
c) the Northwest Ordiance
d) Shay's Rebellion

The Articles of Confederation went into effect in 1781 after all thirteen states
a) inspected them
b) ceded them
c) ratified them
d) legalized them

Trade among the states was known as
a) interstate commerce
b) extralegal trade
c) legislative trade
d) anarchy

The compromise made by the Founders on this issue left a terrible burden for future generations.
a) western territories
b) interstate commerce
c) slavery
d) anarchy

The Magna Carta was important because it
a) was America's first legislature.
b) separated church and state
c) established a limited government
d) gave power to the colonies

This led to the Boston Tea Party.
a) Intolerable Acts
b) Coercive Acts
c) Committees of Correspondence
d) “taxation without representation”

This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Indepence
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) John Adams
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) Samuel Adams

According to the Articles of Confederation, this was the purpose of Congress.
a) to make laws
b) to levy taxes
c) to regulate trade
d) to unify the executive branch

This man was known as the father of the Constitution
a) George Washington
b) James Adams
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) James Madison

Federalists were concerned that without a strong national government this would triumph.
a) extralegal trade
b) anarchy
c) embargoes
d) socialism

Antifederalists believed this was needed
a) Bill of rights
b) strong national government
c) interstate commerce
d) anarchy

The original 13 colonies were established and governed by
a) France
b) England
c) West Africa
d) Germany

A government in which people elect delegates to make laws is
a) a representative government
b) an oligarchic government
c) a limited government
d) an autocratic government

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