Chapter 5--Lesson 1 Quiz

Which historical figure promoted the idea that government should not establish an official church?

• King John

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Baron de Montesquieu

Under the Articles of Confederation, ____________could make treaties with other nations.

• States

• Congress

• The president

• The Committee of Thirteen

Which factor determined whether a territory could become a state?

• Land area

• Total population

• Number of slaves

• Number of townships

What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• To form a political system for the Northwest Territory

• to create new states out of the Northwest Territory

• to set up a system for surveying and dividing territory

• to give away property to deserving citizens

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect education in the Northwest Territory?

• It provided education for wealthy citizens by providing private schools.

• It promoted and made education a basic right by providing public education for all citizens.

• It created the first public university system in the United States.

• It made education available for the first time in the United States.

What was the significance of the Articles of Confederation?

• They created the first national court system in the United States.

• They created a government for the U.S. that was very similar to Great Britain’s.

• They established the first national government of the United States.

• They established America’s independence from Great Britain.

The ______________ signed in 1215, required the king to follow the same laws as other English people.

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Social contract

• Magna Carta

The first government of the U.S. did not have a president or a national _____________________.

• Army

• Court system

• Navy

• Congress

In 1639 the people of ______________ drew up the English colonies’ first written constitution.

• New York

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

_________________ argued that the only way to achieve liberty was through separation of governmental powers.

• King John

• John Locke

• William Bradford

• Baron de Montesquieu