U.S History Midterm Review

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To create a new government in the colonies
• To beg Britain to be more sympathetic to the colonies
• Demand freedom of the press
• Explain the reasons for the American Revolutionary War

What were the shortcomings/failures of the Articles of Confederation?

• The colonies did not know what to do with all of their money
• The British had too much of a say in the laws created
• There was no centralized government
• The new U.S. army became too powerful

What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• To extend slavery as the country grew
• To divide the land that had to be given back to the British
• Create an orderly system of land development in NW territory 
• A system of diving land to the newly freed slaves

What is the purpose of checks and balances? 

• Separate powers between federal and state governments
• To avoid having too much power in one branch of government
• To split up the Legislative Branch
• To create a system of two political parties

What document did the colonists write to share their concerns with England and to break away?

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists started to trade more

• Colonists became more religious

• Colonists wanted change in the government

• Colonists wanted more help from the military

What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

• Boycott British goods

• Made their own goods

• Decided they didn't need goods

• Stopped paying all of their taxes

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights that government cannot take away

• Rights that government takes away

• rights for aliens

• Government is needed to promote equality

Where does government get their power?

• God

• Elected officials

• The people

• The President

Why were the colonists being taxed so heavily?

• To pay for the French and Indian War

• Because the King felt like it

• Because they wanted a revolution

• They owed a lot of money to China