VA and US History Documents SOL Review

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• To establish a trade agreement with Native Americans

• To lay out the government for the Pilgrims who traveled to the New World

• To declare independence from British rule

• To outline the rules for the first Thanksgiving

Which pamphlet is known for encouraging Americans to fight for freedom from Britain?

• The Federalist Papers

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Common Sense

• Monroe Doctrine

What was the Virginia Plan's proposal for the new Constitution?

• To abolish slavery throughout the United States

• To establish one branch of government

• To have 3 branches of government

• To create a new currency system

Which document was the first government of the United States?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• United States Constitution

• Bill of Rights

What is the name of the document that replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To declare war on Britain

• To lay out the rights all Americans have

• To establish the federal banking system

• To end the Civil War

What does the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom advocate?

• That there should be one national church

• That all Virginians should have religious rights

• That religious practices should be regulated by the state

• That religion should be banned from public life

What was the main point of the Monroe Doctrine?

• That America and Europe are different and shouldn't interfere with each other

• That the US would support European colonies in the Americas

• That the US would begin colonizing Europe

• That the US and Britain would share control over the Americas

What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise?

• It allowed for the annexation of Texas

• It established the 49th parallel as the US-Canada border

• It drew a line that slavery was prohibited above

• It granted Missouri statehood as a free state

Which act overturned the Missouri Compromise?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Homestead Act

• Sherman Anti-trust Act