Historical Documents (All) - Test

The term ratified means

• to sign or give formal consent

• come together for a meeting or activity, assemble

• an alliance of people or groups; consists of parties

• a rat infested hotel

The term "convene" means

• To sign or give formal consent

• Come together for a meeting or activity, assemble

• An alliance of people or groups; consists of parties

• groups of animals

What was one reasons that made it necessary for the Pilgrims to create the Mayflower Compact?

• They were told to create it by the King

• They were afraid the Indians would attack them

• They had no food, shelter, and winter was coming.

• Their ships had all been destroyed

Who was the king of Great Britain at the time the colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence?

• King Phillip IV

• King John

• King Andrew

• King George III

What was one of the coercive acts?

• Boston Harbor was closed

• Maryland was open as a state

• King George sent troops to help the colonists

• George Washington lead the colonists in a war

The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date:

• June 4, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• August 4, 1776

• September 4, 1776

The Articles of Confederation were ratified

• in 1790 long after the Revolutionary War

• In 1620, when the Pilgrims arrived

• In 1803, after Ohio became a state

• In 1777, during the Revolutionary War

List any one of the twenty seven grievances the colonists levied against the king in the Declaration

Which was the effect of the Articles of Confederation on the United States economy?

• The economy grew and thrived

• The interstate commerce was almost paralyzed by tariffs between the states

• Costs to maintain the federal courts were too high

• The colonists had nothing to trade.

Name the 5 states that were created from the Northwest Ordinance