Historical Document Quiz

The United States Constitution was written to replace...

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

Which document stated grievances (complaints) against the King of Great Britain?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Mayflower Compact

• The US Constitution

Which branch(es) existed under the Articles of Confederation?

• The Legislative Branch

• The Executive Branch

• The Judicial Branch

• They all existed.

• None of them existed.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

This quote appeared in...

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Northwest Ordinance

• The US Constitution

The Articles of Confederation limited the powers of government because the Founding Fathers were worried about...

• Inefficiency politics.

• Abuses of power.

• Overpopulation.

• Poor leadership.

The Articles of confederation create a government that was too...

• Strong

• Weak

• Unfair

• Strict

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the government did not have enough...

• Laws

• Members

• Elections

• Money

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were revealed by...

• The American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• The English Civil War

• The French and Indian War

Which of the following was NOT allowed under the Articles of Confederation?

• Taxes

• New Laws

• War

• Trade

Which Enlightenment idea calls for the people and the government to agree; the people agree to give up some freedoms and the government will agree to protect the people

• natural rights
• separation of powers
• social contract
• limited government