U.S. History Test 1

The original 13 states were originally colonies of what country?

• France

• Germany

• Britain

• Italy

Because of Self-Government, who has the ultimate source of government power

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• Congress

• The People

This act passed by the King required a British tax on all paper goods and inspired the phrase "No Taxation Without Representation"

In what city did a protest against the King's taxes end with a "massacre" of 5 colonists?

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Boston

In response to the Boston Tea Party, the King passed this piece of legislation: ___________________________________

Check all of the following that were provisions included in The Intolerable Acts:

• The King sent thousands of British troops to the colonies

• Closed the New York Harbor

• Ended ALL forms of Self-Rule in the colonies

• Built housing complexes for the British Troops to live in

At this meeting, the colonists met and demanded the King reverse the Intolerable Acts and stop controlling the taxes in the colonies:

• Constitutional Convention

• Continental Congress

• Colonial Convention

As stated in the Declaration of Independence, government is based on ________________________________________.

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Church and State

• Consent of the People

• Executive Leadership

Check all of the following that were KEY ideas created in the Declaration of Independence:

• Government always has the ability to take away your rights

• Everyone has the right to Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

• If a government takes rights from the people, the people have the right to abolish that gov't and start a new one

• Each person is born with different rights, depending on location and family history

What was the first ever government of America?