BENCHMARK REVIEW VA US 2-7 SPRING 2020

What document was justified due to new political ideas about the relationship between people & their government?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• The US Constitution

• Treaty of Versailles

Which philosopher believed all were equal with natural rights of life, liberty & property?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Hamilton

• Jefferson

What prevented settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Alliance

• Common Sense

In which battle did the Americans benefit from the presence of the French army & navy?

• Lexington

• Trenton

• Yorktown

• Kings Mountain

#1 on the chart represents the -

• beliefs of the Federalists.

• beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans.

• beliefs of the Democrats.

• beliefs of the Republicans.

What territory was annexed in 1845, causing problems with Mexico?

• C

• A

• B

• D

How was the issue of slavery to be decided in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories according to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• Popular Sovereignty (the people living there would vote)

• Presidential Sovereignty (the president would decide the issue)

• Legislative Sovereignty (the Senate would decide the issue)

• Court Sovereignty (the Supreme Court would decide the issue)

Which state seceded first?

• 3
• 1
• 2
• 4

Which date on the this timeline represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America

• 1565
• 1587
• 1607
• 1620

Which Colony was established as a business venture?

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• Georgia
• Virginia