WorksheetsMore perfect Union
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
What issue was settled by the Great Compromise?
representation in Congress
the names of political parties
the system of checks and balances
process of selecting the president
What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution?
taxation would be eliminated
selection of George Washington as president
replacement of the Articles of Confederation
giving up states' power to form a stronger union.
Which of these describes a federal system of government?
Government is run by one political party.
A single leader makes all of the government decisions.
Individual states have power over the national government.
Power is shared by the national and state governments.
The delegates decided that the president and vice president should be chosen by
Congress
the people
the Electoral College
political parties
Why was the Bill of Rights written?
Some states would not ratify the constitution without it to protect individual rights.
Federalists wanted it included.
States rights needed to be protected.
Rights must be granted by the government.
the statement signed in Independence Hall, Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. It declared that the 13 colonies were now independent from British rule.
unalienable rights
Thomas Jefferson
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
a fundamental right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence to freely pursue joy, as long as one doesn't do anything illegal or violate the rights of others.
pursuit of happiness
Constitution
posterity
unalienable rights
rights that cannot be taken away or denied. In the Declaration of Independence, these rights are "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Constitution
posterity
liberty
unalienable rights
Who did the British fight against over settlements in the Ohio River Valley?
Native American Indians
French and Native American Indians
British
Colonist
What act taxed almost all printed materials in the colonies?
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
What slogan did the colonists use when they were speaking against the British?
Join or Die
No Taxation without Representation
The British Are Coming....
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
What is the name of the first 10 amendments?
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
This writing was published during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
Rights of man
The American Crisis
Common Sense
The colonists all wanted independence from England as soon as the king started taxing them without their consent
True
False
The introduction of the Declaration of Independence:
The Preamble
Statement of Beliefs
Grievances
Efforts to Avoid Separation
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
What does this mean?
We believe that its an obvious fact that everyone is equal
We think that truth is evidently equal
We hold onto obvious things, like men being equal
Men are equal but we have to prove it
Why were the French willing to help the colonists in their fight against Britain?
The French wanted to gain control of the thirteen colonies themselves.
The colonists were willing to pay the French for all of their services.
There were strong hostilities between the French and the British.
The colonists had a lot to teach the French soldiers and generals.
