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AG Unit 2 Part 1 Quiz (20pts)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America established in 1607?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Jamestown

d)

Charleston

2.

What two principles were at the heart of the English Political system that colonists brought with them to the new world?

a)

Monarchy and absolutism

b)

Limited government and representative government

c)

Feudalism and authoritarianism

d)

Dictatorship and centralization

3.

Which idea first appeared in English political heritage with the signing of the Magna Carta?

a)

Divine right of kings

b)

Unlimited government

c)

Limited government

d)

Authoritarian rule

4.

The idea of _______________ was influenced by a European intellectual movement called the Enlightenment.

a)

Absolute government control

b)

Limited government

c)

Monarchic rule

d)

Chaotic governance

5.

Which intellectual movement influenced the idea of limited government?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Romanticism

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Industrial Revolution

6.

__________________, which was the idea that people are born with certain unalienable rights that given to them by their creator.

a)

Birthright

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Monarch

d)

Democracy

7.

Both Locke and Hobbes argued for a theoretical state of nature which comes before any kind of gernment, and in that state, humans are

a)

Alive

b)

Free

c)

Dead

d)

Not present

8.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence with editorial help from John Adams and Benjamin Franklin?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Jefferson

9.

What does the Declaration of Independence identify as unalienable rights?

a)

Property, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

b)

Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

c)

Life, Property, and Pursuit of Knowledge

d)

Liberty, Property, and Pursuit of Wealth

10.

How did the framers of the Constitution address the fear of democracy?

a)

Implemented direct democracy

b)

Created a republic

c)

Established an absolute monarchy

d)

Promoted anarchy

11.

What was Benjamin Franklin's innovative plan for uniting the colonies in 1754 called?

a)

The Stamp Act Party

b)

The Albany Plan of Union

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Inflationary Acts

12.

The unofficial British policy where parliamentary rules and laws were loosely or not enforced on the American colonies and trade is know as

a)

blockade

b)

intolerable acts

c)

natural rights

d)

salutary neglect

13.

What events "drastically changed the easy relationship between the colonies and Britain"?

a)

The Boston Tea Party and the Stamp Act

b)

The French and Indian War and King George III's ideas

c)

The Intolerable Acts and the Albany Plan of Union

d)

The Committees of Correspondence and the First Continental Congress

14.

What did the colonists no longer need from the British after Britain's victory in the French & Indian War?

a)

Economic support

b)

Military protection from the French

c)

Cultural influence

d)

Direct taxes on tea, sugar, glass, paper, and other products

15.

What are the three main sections of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Introduction, Body, Conclusion

b)

Preamble, List of Grievances, Resolution for Independence

c)

Rights, Responsibilities, Resolutions

d)

King's Demands, People's Response, Conclusion

16.

Why did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

To criticize the colonies

b)

To declare independence without any explanation

c)

To provide a clear rationale for separating from Britain

d)

To entertain and inspire the troops

17.

What was the primary purpose of publishing the Declaration of Independence widely throughout the colonies and the world?

a)

To share a secret message with foreign allies

b)

To declare war on Britain

c)

To inspire foreign allies to join the fight

d)

To spread awareness of the Constitutions principles

18.

In the passage, which Enlightenment thinker is mentioned as a clear influence on the line, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rousseau

d)

Locke

19.

What does Jefferson claim about natural rights in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

They are granted by the government.

b)

They originate with the king.

c)

They are given to people by their Creator.

d)

They are irrelevant in the context of governance.

20.

What concept is associated with the idea that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed?

a)

Divine Right

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Autocracy