Early Documents Review

What does "unalienable rights" mean?

• rights given by the king
• rights that can't be taken away
• rights that can be taken away
• alien rights

The Charters of the VA Company of London was important to colonists because...?

• It gave the colonists the right to start a company
• It gave the colonists rights not given by the king
• It gave the colonists freedom of relgion 
• It gave colonists the rights of Englishmen

As a results of fears what are TWO problems found in the Articles of Confederation?

• 1) No natural Executive and Judicial 
  2) Difficult to pass laws
• 1) No power to tax
  2) Gave too much power to the President
• 1) No power to coin money
  2) People didn't have to follow laws
• 1) Gave power to the king
  2) A weak National Government

What event caused the king to raise taxes on the colonists?

• War of 1812
• Boston Tea Party
• French & Indian War
• Stamp Act

Why did the king need to raise taxes on the colonists?

• To fund his lavish parties
• To fund his Naval operations
• To make the colonist really angry
• To pay off the war debt

What document was used as an example for the Bill of Rights?

• Articles of Confederation
• U.S. Consitution
• VA Declaration of Rights
• Charter of the VA Company of London

Which idea in the Declaration of Inpendence was used by colonists to justify their freedom?

• rulers get their power from a higher person are not required to rule in the nation's best interest
• The king is always right
• If the government denies it people certain rights, the government can be overthrown
• the state government should have equal power with the national government

The Articles of Confederation was the ______consituion.

• Last
• Second
• First
• The worst ever

The Articles of Conderation created a ______central government. 

• Weak
• Strong
• Stable
• Big

The Articles of Confederation were eventually replaced by what document?

• VA Declaration of Rights
• U.S. Consituion
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta