Historical Documents 2020

Which of the following are identified in the quote?"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with ... Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..."

• economic rights
• unalienable rights
• legal rights
• states' rights

According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of a government is to-

• ensure the stability of the economy
• protect the rights of the individual
• provide strong military leadership
• protect a nation from foreign invasions

According to the Declaration of Independence, from where does government get the power to achieve its purpose?

• it is endowed by nature
• from the permission of the king
• from the authority of parliament
• from the consent of the governed

Which of the following was the main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence?

• convince Great Britain to stop mercantilism in North America
• force Spain to support a Revolutionary War against England
• proclaim war on Great Britain due to lack of economic rights
• state the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain

The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory

• True
• False

The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for

• statehood
• federal funding
• infrastructure grants

Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 New states were considered _____________________?

• As secondary states

• Equal to existing states

• To be above states that already existed

• Property of England

According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, one section of land in each township was set aside for...

• farms

• schools

• a courthouse

• a jail

Choose two reasons why the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was written.

• to tell how a territory could become a state

• to make the territory more diverse

• to set laws on how the territory was to be governed

• to bring peace between the French and the British

This branch makes and passes laws for the country

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial