UIL Social Studies Gr 5-6 #1 23-24

Who used these reasons as an explanation as to why the colonies must declare their independence from Britain?

• People are born with certain “unalienable rights”

• If a government abuses these rights, people should be free to create a new government

• Vow to defend their new nation

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Jefferson

• Stephen F. Austin

• Daniel Webster

On June 7, 1776 ​ (a)   of Virginia introduced a key resolution to Congress that called the colonies “free and independent states” and declared that “all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is . . . totally dissolved.”

• Richard Henry Lee
• William Dawes
• Edward Braddock
• Johnathan Edwards

How many grievances by the British King and others did the Declaration of Independence list?

• 25

• 36

• 20

• 27

​ ​ (a)   was rung to announce the first reading of the Declaration of Independence, in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776.

• Liberty Bell
• Big Ben
• Great Bell of Dhammazedi
• Tsar Bell

How many states had to ratify the Bill of Rights for them to take effect?

• One state

• ¾ of the states

• All of the states

• 2/3 of the states

When did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution?

• 1776

• 1863

• 1845

• 1791

In which 1803 case did the Supreme Court rule that it had the power to abolish laws by declaring them unconstitutional?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• McCulloch v. Maryland

What effect did these weaknesses have on the ability of the national government to function? Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

o Inability to collect taxes

o Confusion with money from state to state

o Inflation o Inability to trade with other countries

o No executive or judicial branches

• Other countries were eager to make alliances with the new nation

• Made trading with other countries easier

• Weak at home and powerless in dealings with other countries

• Powerful militarily

Who became the leader of the 1780s movement that demanded lower taxes and the closing of courts that punished debtors?

• Nathaniel Bacon

• Oliver Hazard Perry

• George Rogers Clark

• Daniel Shays

Why can the Northwest Ordinance be considered a successful action by Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Became the first representative assembly in the American colonies

• Policy under which the government backs every dollar with a certain amount of gold

• It provided a workable plan for converting new territories into states that became full partners in the nation

• A movement aimed at improving the lives of the poor