Unit 2 Interim

Front

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence describes the source of the government’s authority?

Back

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Front

The principles of government articulated in the Declaration of Independence (1776) were originated by which Enlightenment philosopher? Options: John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Newton

Back

John Locke

Front

How did Thomas Jefferson impact the Declaration of Independence?

Back

He served on the Committee of Five and applied the Social Contract Theory to write the initial draft.

Front

Which of the following best explains why Native Americans tended to side with the British during the American Revolution (1775-1783)?
Options:
The British government promised the Native Americans cash payments for their service in the military.
Unlike the American colonists, England would support restrictions on colonial expansion westward.
The political beliefs of many Native Americans were more aligned with British monarchy than colonial democracy.
The American colonists refused to cooperate with Native American tribes, increasing hostilities between the two groups.

Back

England would support restrictions on colonial expansion westward.

Front

Who served as "camp followers" during the American Revolution?

Back

women who nursed the sick and wounded in camp

Front

How would the quote from Lord Dunmore, British Royal Governor of Virginia, dated November 14, 1775, influence participation of enslaved Africans in the Revolutionary War?

Back

Enslaved Africans were encouraged to fight alongside the British.

Front

Refer to the diagram showing the Bicameral US Congress with one house based on population and one house based on equal representation, with the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan. Which of the following belongs in the empty box above?

Back

The Great Compromise

Front

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer above?
Options:
stronger state government,
Three-Fifths Compromise,
Northwest Ordinance,
Louisiana Purchase

Back

Three-Fifths Compromise

Front

What was the purpose of the Constitution?

Back

to establish a government for the American nation

Front

The concerns expressed in the diagram were characteristic of which faction during the Constitutional Convention in the late 1780s?

Back

Anti-Federalists