Quiz 1. Partial 2

 The Stamp Act is:

• A pacific protest against the colonies

• A tax for England imposed in almost every document

• Parliament imposed document to suppress the colonies

• Series of violent riots against the crown, based on a tax

The “Common Sense” written and published by Thomas Paine was important for the US independence because:

• It was a message from the crown that settled down the uprisings

• It worked a powerful change in the minds of the revolutionaries for the cause

• It declared the Independence of US

• It had sold 100,000 copies

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved ________ written by Thomas Jefferson

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Constitution of the United States

• the British Counseling Agreement

• British approval fro US as a free nation

The Declaration of Independence contains important legal and political ideas. It states that:

• All humans are created equal, regardless of their origin, nationality, gender or color.

• The colonies would never pay more taxes to the British crown, although they will remain as allies

• Colonies were free to choose representatives in the British Parliament

• All men are created equal, endowed by certain unalienable Rights like freedom and the pursuit of Happiness.

The proposed Constitution was the first one to establish enlightened ideals like a federal system. Which is NOT a principle for this constitution:

• Shared power of national and state governments.

• Division of power in an executive, legislative, and judicial system.

• Presidential democracy: the monarch will select a Prime Minister to rule the colonies

• The citizens will have the capacity to vote and elect their representatives

"Napoleon's rise and fall affected the world".

Which is NOT a reason to justify this claim:

• Napoleon supported the enlightened ideals, creating many revolutions around the globe

• Napoleon broke the balance of power among European nations

• During his ruling period, many colonies fell into a political disorder

• After his defeat, monarchs failed trying to restore conditions as before his conquest.

Sovereign government that works within defined borders; governing a stable population:

• Country

• State

• Nation

• I have to pay more attention

Community that shares Ethnicity, Religion, Language, Traditions, Self-identity

and more:

• Country

• State

• Nation

• State-Nation

Sense of unique identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols.

• Population

• State

• Nationality

• Presidentialism

Was NOT a goal in the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815):

• Prevent future French aggression by surrounding France with strong countries.

• Negotiate independence terms with the revolutionary colonies

• Restore a balance of power, so that no country would be a threat to others.

• Restore Europe’s royal families to the thrones they had held before Napoleon’s conquests.