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Review: Historical Documents

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What document was signed in 1215 and was the first to limit the power of a king?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

English Petition of Rights

2.

What did the Virginia Declaration of Rights served as the basis of?

a)

The Bill of Rights of the US Constitution

b)

Magna Carta

c)

The Preamble of the US Constitution

d)

The Declaration of Independence

3.

Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom

a)

George Mason

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

4.

The fact that some governments have a list or what they can and cannot do is...

a)

popular soveriegnty

b)

federalism

c)

separation of powers

d)

limited government

5.

What right are you exercising when you contact government officials to tell them you are unhappy with conditions?

a)

Free Speech

b)

Right to Assembly

c)

Right to Petition

d)

Freedom of Religion

6.

Which English document included the right to petition your government?

a)

English Petition of Right

b)

Magna Carta

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

English Declaration of Freedom

7.

Which document listed all these rights?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Petition of Right

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

8.

Who signed the Petition of Right?

a)

King John

b)

King Charles I

c)

William & Mary

d)

Thomas Jefferson

9.

Which document outlawed:

-quartering soldiers

-seizing private property

-declaring martial law

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

English Petition of Right

c)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

10.

What 3 natural rights did Thomas Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life, Liberty, & property

b)

Life, Liberty, & taco bell

c)

Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly

d)

Life, Liberty, & pursuit of happiness

11.

After the Revolutionary War, what document established the new government?

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Articles of Confederation