Revolution to Ratification

What piece of literature helped spread the idea of independence from Britain among the masses?

• Declaration of Independence

• The Great Compromise

• Common Sense

• The U.S. Constitution

Even though fighting between the British and the Americans had started in April of 1775 at the Battle of Lexington & Concord, what piece of legislation did the Second Continental Congress send to King George III, still hoping to reconcile with Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

• Declaration of Causes

• Articles of Confederation

When did Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?

• April 18, 1775

• June 4, 1775

• June 28, 1776

• July 4, 1776

This incident was seen by many in the United States as one of the main reasons that we should get rid of the Articles of Confederation and adopt the Constitution.

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Peggy Eaton Affair

• Shays' Rebellion

Anti-Federalists and later Jeffersonian Republicans believed in ______________.

• a strong central government

• interpreting the Constitution loosely or broadly

• personal liberty and states’ rights

• a strong office of the president

As a result of the Great Compromise between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention:

• the Bill of Rights was ratified.

• the House of Representatives was based on population and each state had two Senators.

• Aaron Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel.

• small states could nullify federal law.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution that to this day protect individual liberty and are at the center of many court decisions balancing the rights and responsibilities of citizens are known as ________________________.

• The Bill of Rights

• The Rights of Man

• the system of checks and balances

• The Articles of Confederation

The author of the Declaration of Independence who had serious doubts about the morality of slavery and yet was himself a slave owner was ______________.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John C. Calhoun

• Thomas Jefferson

• Daniel Webster

What were some weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Check all that apply

• National gov. couldn't tax

• National gov. couldn't enforce the laws it passed

• National gov. couldn't regulate interstate commerce

• Each state only had one vote

Put the following events in chronological order:

1. Intolerable Acts 2. Stamp Act

3. First Continental Congress

4. Boston Tea Party 5. Sugar Act

6. Boston Massacre 7. French & Indian War

• 5, 3, 7, 1, 2, 4, 6

• 7, 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 3

• 6, 3, 4, 2, 7, 5, 1

• 7, 5, 2, 4, 1, 3, 6