GED SST History 1

The Magna Carta was signed in __________

• 1215

• 1781

• 1676

• 1415

The Magna Carta was __________

• signed between the English government and the American colonies to protect colonial independence in the eighteenth century.

• signed between the King and English nobles in the thirteenth century.

• signed between the King and English nobles in the seventeenth century.

• signed between English nobles and the common man in the fifteenth century.

According to the United States Declaration of Independence, a government derives its "just Powers" from what?

• The "Right of the Governors Birth"

• The "Wishes of the Elite"

• The "Consent of the Governed"

• The "Might of the King"

Which of these Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

The pamphlet, Common Sense, primarily argued __________

• that America needed to protect democratic and capitalist interest by intervening in World War Two on the side of the Allies.

• against the revolutionary war and in support of the British Empire.
  

• in favor of American independence from the British Empire.

• in favor of American involvement in the Spanish-American War.

The battles of Lexington and Concord occurred at the beginning of __________

• The Mexican-American War

• The War of 1812

• World War One

• The Revolutionary War

The following is an excerpt from the The Declaration of Independence:

...whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

In the excerpt, what does the term abolish mean?

• validate

• change

• eliminate

• ignore

Answer explanation

Question 3 Explanation: 

In this excerpt, abolish is used to describe eliminating or dissolving a government that is infringing upon citizens’ rights. The founding fathers acknowledged that doing so should be attempted only after efforts to alter or change the status quo had failed. Furthermore, should a government be abolished, it was the responsibility of the people to then create a government that better suited the needs and rights of its citizens.🤥

In the early 1750s, the threat of a French attack on the American colonies prompted discussions of defense. Benjamin Franklin made his view known in the above cartoon, which was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette. In the cartoon above, what do the segments of the snake stand for?

• the colonies

• secret defense plans

• Native American tribes allied with France

• European countries allied against France

Answer explanation

This seems the most likely, since the subject of the cartoon is the colonies. The colonists would have recognized S.C. as standing for South Carolina, V. for Virginia, and so on.🫠

In the early 1750s, the threat of a French attack on the American colonies prompted discussions of defense. Benjamin Franklin made his view known in the above cartoon, which was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette.

Based on the cartoon, which of the following opinions did Franklin probably hold?

• The colonies must unify for defense.

• The French would not attack the colonies.

• The colonies faced defeat unless they separated from Great Britain.

• The colonies would be defeated unless Great Britain came to their defense.

Answer explanation

Franklin is saying that just as a snake divided into pieces would die, so the colonies would perish if they remained separate.🧐