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Foundation Documents Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.

a)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

e)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

2.

Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America.

a)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

e)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

3.

– stated grievances against the king of Great Britain

– declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain

– affirmed “certain unalienable rights” (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

-affirmed the idea that all people are created equal

a)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

e)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

4.

– established the first form of national government for the independent states

– maintained that major powers resided with individual states

– created weak central government (e.g., no power to tax or enforce laws)

-led to the writing of the Constitution of the United States of America.

a)

Virginia Company of London

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

e)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

5.

Stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.

a)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

e)

Virginia Statute for Religious

6.

Which are unalienable rights?

a)

life

b)

liberty

c)

taxes

d)

pursuit of happiness

e)

voting

7.

Established the structure of the United States government

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

d)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

8.

Constitution of the United States of America, including the Bill of Rights, did all of the following -

a)

established the structure of the United States government.

b)

guaranteed equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected.

c)

stated grievances against the king of Great Britain

d)

affirmed individual worth and dignity of all people.

e)

protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

9.

Articles of Confederation created a weak government by -

a)

no power to tax or enforce laws

b)

no power to enforce laws

c)

no executive branch

d)

no judicial branch

e)

no power to draft an army

10.

What document served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Magna Carta