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Constitution Era Day 1 Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1781 is to the Articles of Confederation

As 1776 is to the ______________

a)

A. Thomas Paine

b)

B. Samuel Adams

c)

C. Mayflower Compact

d)

D. Declaration of Independence

2.

1607 is to the establishment of Jamestown

As 1620 is to the _______________

a)

A. Thomas Paine

b)

B. Samuel Adams

c)

C. Mayflower Compact

d)

D. Declaration of Independence

3.

The Declaration of Independence is to Thomas Jefferson

As Common Sense is to ______________

a)

A. Thomas Paine

b)

B. Samuel Adams

c)

C. Mayflower Compact

d)

D. Declaration of Independence

4.

The first casualty of the Boston Massacre is to Crispus Attucks

As the Boston Sons of Liberty is to _______________

a)

A. Thomas Paine

b)

B. Samuel Adams

c)

C. Mayflower Compact

d)

D. Declaration of Independence

5.

The Articles of Confederation was important because it –

a)

A. created a means for establishing the executive branch

b)

B. provided every citizen in America the right to vote

c)

C. enabled each of the 13 states to make separate treaties with foreign nations

d)

D. was the first form of government for America

6.

The reason the Articles of Confederation only established the legislative branch was to

a)

A. Show the importance of a representative legislature to foreign nations

b)

B. Keep power out of the hands of the courts

c)

C. Ensure the government would not become too powerful

d)

D. Give the legislature supreme rule over all the states

7.

One negative effect of the Articles of Confederation was that-

a)

A. All citizens did not have the right to vote

b)

B. The Supreme Court held ultimate power over the government

c)

C. Unalienable rights of the people were revoked

d)

D. No branch was provided to enforce the laws

8.

The Articles of Confederation did not allow the federal government to levy taxes on citizens. This led to -

a)

A. States taxing their citizens then giving all their funds to the federal government

b)

B. The federal government seizing lands from Loyalist during the American Revolution to generate revenue

c)

C. The federal government being unable to pay off its war debts

d)

D. A protest by members of congress because of their lack of funding

9.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J