Unit 3 Test Review HW (Key Documents)

Front

Which document outlined the reasons the colonists separated from England and stated our grievances with the British government?

Back

Declaration of Independence

Front

Which document served as our first form of national government?

Back

Articles of Confederation

Front

these were stated in the Declaration of Independence against King George III (wrongs/hardships about government rule)

Back

grievances

Front

What term means the division of government among legislative, executive, and judicial branches (Baron de Montesquieu)?

Back

separation of powers

Front

John Locke-______________

Back

natural rights(unalienable)

Front

Which article establishes Congress in the US Constitution?

Back

Article I

Front

All of these documents have what in common? -Magna Carta - Charters of the Virginia Company of London - Virginia Declaration of Rights - Declaration of Independence - Articles of Confederation - Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Back

They all influenced the content of the US Constitution

Front

Characteristics of a document:
- No power to tax
- One vote per state
- No power to enforce laws
- No executive or Judicial Branch
- Weak central/national government

Which document belongs with these characteristics?

Back

Articles of Confederation

Front

The document which guaranteed the American colonists the same rights as Englishmen was the ___________

Back

Charters for the Virginia Company of London

Front

Which early American document would be the best title for the diagram above?

Back

Declaration of Independence