What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It was written by those who would be subject to it.

• It was written by the king of England.

• It was written on American soil.

• It secured the individual rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The Declaration of Independence was significant because it demonstrated the Enlightenment idea of?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of powers

• Self Government

• Individual Rights

What was the goal of Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan?

• To secure individual rights and independence from Great Britain.

• To standardize interactions with Native Americans.

• To unite the colonies under one government.

• To strengthen states' rights.

What was the impact of the First Continental Congress?

• It increased resistance to the independence movement.

• It alienated allies who once supported the colonies.

• It increased unity among the colonies.

• It heightened tensions between colonists and loyalists.

Which of the following was a benefit of the Articles of Confederation?

• It outlawed the practice of slavery in any new states added to the union.

• It gave the government power to raise taxes and maintain order.

• It established an orderly way to distribute western lands and establish new states.

• It sold land to France in order to raise revenue for the new nation.

Which of the following came as a result of the Whiskey Rebellion?

• The American people realized the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced by a new government.

• America secured land from France.

• England introduced new taxes on the colonies.

• The new government under the Constitution confirmed its authority.

What was the most significant consequence of Marbury v. Madison?

• It established the idea that state governments have sovereignty over the federal government.

• It gave the president the right to remove states from the union.

• It strengthened the power of the National Bank.

• It gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.

What was impressment?

• A cause of the War of 1812

• The colonies attempting to win the favor of the King of England.

• Forcibly taking men into service.

• The federal government levying new taxes on the states.

What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It doubled the size of the United States, led to westward expansion and control of the Mississippi River ports.

• It increased the national debt so much that the United States was forced to sell the land to Spain.

• It greatly increased tension between America and Great Britain.

• It was a worthless purchase that did not change much.

Which of the following most contributed to sectionalism?

• Competition between the North and the South led to few natural resources.

• Economic and moral differences between the North and South.

• A strong trade relationship between the North and the South.

• The South attempting to become more like the North.