AKS 33 b + d: DOI + AOC

What does Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett and Georgia Walton have in common?

• A. They signed the US Constitution from Georgia.

• B. They signed the Proclamation of 1763 from Georgia.

• C. They signed the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.

• D. They were all from the North.

Which of the following does NOT describe a section of the Declaration of Independence?

• A. a list of injustices committed by the King of England

• B. a statement of the American philosophy of government

• C. an outline of the structure of a new American government

• D. a statement severing connections with the King of England

Why were many people in the Georgia Colony slow to support the American Revolution at first?

• A. The colony's economy depended on trade with Great Britain

• B. Colonists thought that the Patriots planned to outlaw slavery. l. D. More British soldiers were stationed in Georgia than any other colony

• C. Religious leaders told people they must stay peaceful and neutral

• D. More British soldiers were stationed in Georgia than any other colony

In response to the Intolerable Acts, members of the Georgia Colony took all of the following actions EXCEPT

• A.T hey joined radical movements such as the Sons of Liberty.. .

• B. They sent a representative to the First Continental Congress

• C. they established local committees to enforce a ban on trade with Britain

• D. they formed a provincial congress to take governance into their own hands.

Which of the following would NOT have been a legal government action under the Articles of Confederation?

• A. Hoping to improve the security of the southern border of the United States, the federal government declares war on Mexico. .

• B. Hoping to improve the economy by encouraging spending, the federal government rapidly prints additional currency

• C. Hoping to improve trade with France, the federal government sends an ambassador to negotiate a treaty with the French.

• D. Hoping to encourage trade between the states, the federal government lifts all tariffs enacted by state governments.

Many of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation can be traced back to

• A. citizens' refusal to pay taxes of any kind.

• B. concerns over states operating autonomously.

• C. fears of a central government with too much power.

• D. laissez-faire economic policies of the federal government

What was the purpose of the Great Compromise?

• It ratified the Georgia Constitution

• It contributed to the Articles of Confederation

• It resolved a conflict with American Indians

• It formed an upper and lower house of Congress

As a result of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, what method was used to count enslaved people as part of the population for purposed of representation?

• 3/5 of enslaved people were counted

• Enslaved people were counted only in certain states

• Only Enslaved males were counted

• Only enslaved females were counted

Why did the US create a Constitution, even though they already had the Articles of Confederation . Choose two

• the US government had problems enforcing laws

• there was an increase in colonies in the US

• to decrease the number of Patriotic citizens

• Ongoing battles with loyalists

• the US government needed to tax the states for revenue

The Articles of Confederation had a strong Legislative Branch( one house) that can be described as...

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Oligarchic

• Autocratic