Vocab Review - Unit 1 US History (23-24)

^{Historical evidence is considered most reliable when}

• it is written.

• it has lasted a long time.

• when it is corroborated by other evidence.

• all of these are correct.

Accounts of the past can be different depending on

• the evidence available.

• the perspective of the historian

• evidence and perspective both matter.

• none of these are correct.

The Founding Documents of the United States are expressions of

• chattel slavery.

• nativism.

• self-government.

• universal personhood.

Universal personhood is not possible with chattel slavery.

• True

• False

(a)   is usually seen during threats to national security, high levels of immigration, and during economic crises.

The American Declaration of Independence (1776) was based on the belief that the British government had violated

• self-government.

• the social contract.

• natural rights.

• historical bias.

According to the DOI, what gives governments the right to exist?

• "consent of the governed"

• Mayflower American

• "natural rights"

• "unalienable rights"

What is the term for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

• "constitutional rights"

• "natural rights"

• "property rights"

• "unalienable rights"

The DOI (1776) was hoping to convince foreign nations such as France to assist in the cause of independence.

• True

• False

Who was the DOI referring to when it repeatedly stated "He has...."?

• John Adams

• King George III

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington