Quiz on Proclamations and Ratification

What is a proclamation?

• A) A formal approval of a document

• B) An official declaration issued by a governing body

• C) A point on Earth's surface

• D) A type of legal document

What does it mean to ratify something?

• A) To reject a proposal

• B) To give formal approval to something

• C) To announce a new law

• D) To locate a place on a map

What is absolute location?

• A) A relative position on a map

• B) An exact point on Earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system

• C) A general area within a city

• D) A type of geographical feature

What did the Territory of Louisiana (1804) include?

• Land south of the 33rd parallel

• Land north of the 33rd parallel

• Land east of the Mississippi River

• Land west of the Rocky Mountains

What did the Territory of Orleans include?

• Land north of the 33rd parallel

• Land south of the 33rd parallel

• Land east of the Mississippi River

• Land west of the Rocky Mountains

What was the Neutral Strip also known as?

• No man's land

• Disputed territory

• Buffer zone

• Peace area

What is a proposal for a new law called?

• Amendment

• Bill

• Statute

• Ordinance

What is a periodic governmental count of a population that includes features such as occupations and ages?

• Survey

• Poll

• Census

• Audit

What is an argument that argues opposite to the author's or speaker's viewpoint?

• Rebuttal

• Counterclaim

• Assertion

• Proposition

What was the Adams-Onís Treaty?

• A treaty between the US and Spain fixing the western boundary of the Louisiana territory and ceding Florida to the US.

• A treaty between the US and France regarding the Louisiana Purchase.

• A treaty between the US and Britain about the Oregon territory.

• A treaty between the US and Mexico about Texas.