Unit 5: Chapter 1

How many of the thirteen new American states had a written constitution one year after the Second Continental Congress declared independence?

• All thirteen states

• Twelve states

• Eleven states

• Ten states

What did the state documents have that protected individual freedoms?

• Amendments

• Provisions

• Declarations

• Bills

What is the meaning of 'provision' as used in the context of the state documents?

• A law passed by the government

• An item in a legal document that states a condition or requirement

• A declaration of independence

• A historical event

What concept does the text describe when it says, "These are the things we agree that the government may do. And these are the things it may not do"?

• Democracy

• Limited government

• Totalitarianism

• Anarchy

What is the framing question provided in the document?

• What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Second Continental Congress?

• What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• What were the strengths and weaknesses of the state constitutions?

• What were the strengths and weaknesses of the new American government?

When did the Second Continental Congress meet in Philadelphia?

• July 1776

• May 1775

• April 1775

• June 1774

What event occurred just weeks before the Second Continental Congress met?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

• The Boston Tea Party

• The drafting of the Constitution

What significant period in American history began with the events mentioned in the image?

• The Civil War

• The American Revolution

• The War of 1812

• The Reconstruction Era

What was a major step in the development of the rights that the state constitutions in America were built upon?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The creation of a document in 1215 CE called the Magna Carta

• The establishment of the first American colony

• The drafting of the United States Constitution

What did the Magna Carta do?

• It established the first American colony

• It declared independence from Britain

• It limited the power of the monarch

• It created the first state constitution