Quiz 2-5

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• John Adams

• George Washington

What was the first Constitution of the U.S. called?

• Olive Branch Petition

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Articles of Confederation

Which of the following is NOT a section of the Declaration of Independence?

• Declaration of Natural Rights

• List of Grievances against the King

• Declaration of Resolutions

• Preamble

What ended the Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Olive Branch Petition

• Treaty of Paris

Who believed the government should be divided into 3 branches?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Paul Revere

• Baron Montesquieu

Whose ideas were used to model the Declaration of Independence after?

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

Who came up with the concept of Social Contract Theory?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron Montesquieu

• Jean Jacque Rousseau

The Declaration of Independence is based on the idea that:

• Kings have a God-given right to rule over their subjects.

• Parliament, not the King, should rule the colonies.

• People possess natural rights.

• Parliament and the King should govern the colonies.

The Townshend Acts placed taxes on

• Glass

• Paint

• Lead

• Paper

• All of these answers are correct.

The Stamp Act placed taxes on

• Stamps

• Tea

• Glass

• All sorts of paper materials