March Madness: Final Four

The Magna Carta was one of the 

• One of the first documents to limit the power of a king in England 
• Created the government of the United States 
• Announced independence of the United States 
• Created the 13 Colonies 

According to the Declaration of Independence, as influenced by the enlightenment, what is the purpose of government?

• Protect people’s natural rights
• Equalize opportunities for all citizens
• Provide for the defense of the nation
• Establish a system of free public education

The man responsible for writing most of the Declaration of Independence was,

• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was important because it

•  described a military plan for the defeat of England 
• convinced many Americans to support Independence from England 
• contained a detailed outline for a new form of government 
• argued for the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution

What action by delegates of the Second Continental Congress suggests a conservative political stance (that they weren't trying to go to war immediately)?

• They agreed to repay Britain for the Boston Tea Party
• They reprimanded South Carolina for its self-serving stance on exports
• They refused to endorse the Suffolk Resolves
• They sought to correct government wrongdoings by issuing the Olive Branch petition in an effort to avoid revolution

The battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it

• brought British an offer  of recognition
• brought colonist aid and alliance with France
• prevented fighting from spreading North
• prevented a colonial captain from being captured.

Which of these is a result of the Battle of Yorktown?

• the fighting continued for more than a year
• the war ended within 6 months
• the French withdrew their assistance since it wasn’t needed
• General Cornwallis surrendered

In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?

• Closed the Boston Harbor
• Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
• Held a seaside tea party
• Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors

After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.

• Proclamation of 1863
• Sugar and Stamp Acts
• Writs of Assistance
• Intolerable/Coercive Acts

When John Marshall was Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court decisions tended to strengthen the power of 

• the National (Federal) Government
• state and local governments
• labor unions
• trusts and monopolies