WorksheetsOST Review I
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
The ___________________ allowed us to properly determine how new states should be formed.
Ohio Charter
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Ordinance
Federalist Papers
The United States' first attempt at establishing a supreme law of the land came in the form of the:
Articles of Confederation
Federalist Papers
Northwest Ordinance
Constitution
Anti-Federalists primary concern with the Constitution was that it did not clearly outline:
individual rights and freedoms
how to win the war against Britain
how new states were formed
how separation of powers would be achieved
The biggest achievement the Anti-Federalists made when agreeing to the Constitution was:
Northwest Ordinance
Articles of Confederation
Defined States' rights
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was sought after because people felt:
the British may one day return and take over
the government would always view personal freedoms the same as its citizens
they wanted their rights protected by law
the Constitution did a good enough job defining rights when it was first written
________________ was an inspiration for the Declaration of Independence, especially the idea of “life, liberty (and in the case of the American colonists) happiness”
Enlightenment Thinking
States' rights
Nulification Crisis
Hobbes concept of a single ruler
The main purpose of the Federalist Papers was to
support the candidacy of George Washington
urge ratification of the Constitution
advocate independence from Great Britain
discourage the creation of political parties
This document created a stronger national government with 3 branches.
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence signaled:
The beginning of King George III's reign
The official start of the American Revolutionary War
The initiation of the Boston Massacre
The end of the Revolutionary War and the beginning of America
The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...
that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.
that the U.S. was unable to compromise.
that we would be dragged into another war.
that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain and justify why the colonists wanted to declare independence from Great Britain
To create a movement of ideas and to apply reason
Created generalizations about a group in which a defined set of characteristics is assigned to that group
Imposed taxes because they did not like Great Britain
Who influenced the main author of the D.O.I.
John Locke
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Montesquieu
It replaced the weak Articles of Confederation.
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights
"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights
How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
People are born with natural rights.
People can vote to choose natural rights
Natural rights are given only to citizens.
Natural rights come from the government.
According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from
the governed.
God
Parliament.
the king.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...
To own slaves
Religious freedom
Right to a trial by a jury
To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)
Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.
The President
Congress
The Supreme Court
"The People"
