Principles, Declaration, and Convention Review

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• Roger Sherman

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Which document was the first to limit the rights of the British king?

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

The rights that are written about in the Declaration are known as _____.

• human rights

• natural rights

• humanism

• God's rights

People create governments to make sure that their natural rights are protected. Which principle is this an example of?

• Representative Government

• Rule of Law

• popular sovereignty

• Limited Government

"We, ...do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States." Which principle is this an example of?

• Republicanism

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the Governed

• Limited Government

Under the Articles of Confederation, which had the most power? Central government OR the states

• central government

• states

How many states had to agree in order to pass a law in the Confederation Congress?

• 7 out of 13

• 9 out of 13

• 10 out of 13

• all 13

In order to amend the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to agree?

• 7 out of 13

• 9 out of 13

• 10 out of 13

• all 13

Select all of the causes of Shays Rebellion.

• National and state governments in debt

• Merchants suing farmers to pay debts in hard currency

• Courts seizing land from small farmers in Massachusetts

• Farmers being thrown in debtors' prisons

• Massachusetts state government passing a new tax to help pay down their debt

How was Shays' Rebellion defeated?

• Central government sent an army to western Massachusetts

• State government sent a militia to put an end to the uprising

• Wealthy merchants hired a militia to stop the rebellion

• The rebellion fizzled out on its own