HOW WELL do you know your Historic Documents? -US History

Which part of the structure of the Declaration lists unalienable rights and explains government by consent?

• Natural Rights

• Preamble

• Grievances

• Resolution

The primary purpose of the Declaration was to…

• explain and justify separation so other nations might support the cause

• list rules for the new national government

• request a ceasefire with Britain

• abolish slavery in the colonies

Colonists called new British taxes unjust mainly because…

• they lacked representation in Parliament

• the taxes were higher than in Britain

• they were only on tea

• the king personally collected them

The idea that people may alter or abolish a government that violates rights reflects…

• the social contract

• federalism

• judicial review

• mercantilism

The Northwest Ordinance applied to land…

• north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River

• in the original 13 states only

• west of the Mississippi River

• south of the Ohio River

Which is the correct order to statehood under the Northwest Ordinance?

• Appointed officials → elected legislature at 5,000 free males → statehood at 60,000 inhabitants

• Statehood at 60,000 → appointed officials → elected legislature

• Elected legislature → statehood → appointed officials

• Statehood immediately upon settlement

Why was the phrase “equal footing” significant?

• It guaranteed new states the same status as the original 13

• It forced new states to pay higher taxes

• It allowed old states to control new ones

• It banned political parties

Which right did the Northwest Ordinance guarantee?

• Trial by jury and due process

• Establishment of a national religion

• Establishment of private schools

• Permissible quartering of troops

The two key authors of the Federalist Papers were…

• Hamilton

• Madison

• Washington

• Franklin

The chief purpose of the Federalist Papers was to…

• promote ratification by explaining the Constitution

• demand independence from Britain

• draft the Bill of Rights

• propose secession by large states