Question
Choose the best answer.
The Battle of Yorktown essentially marked the end of fighting during the _______ War.
Mexican-American
French and Indian
Revolutionary
2.
Choose the best answer.
The _______ Bill of Rights dissolved the power of the monarchy, empowered Parliament, and established individual liberties for British subjects.
French
New England
English
3.
Choose the best answer.
________ law is a system of prior judicial decisions and customs that have set precedence.
Preexistent
Common
Confederate
4.
Choose the best answer.
The ______ Ordinance of 1787 set a precedent for the westward expansion of America.
Great Plains
Appalachian
Northwest
5.
Choose the best answer.
_______ were colonists who took up arms for independence from Great Britain.
Guerillas
Turncoats
Patriots
6.
Choose the best answer.
The main author and father of the Declaration of Independence was ____.
Karl Marx
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
7.
Choose the best answer.
The father of modern economics was ____.
Thomas Jefferson
Adam Smith
Charles de Montesquieu
8.
Choose the best answer.
In a(n) _______ government, power is divided between central and state governments.
federal
feudal
imperial
9.
Match the statements with the descriptions (A, B, C, or D.)
State governments determine the central government’s power.
“. . . such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.”
The state and national governments share responsibilities.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . with certain unalienable rights . . . Life, Liberty, and . . . Happiness.”
Answer Options:
A. federal system of government
B. citizens obligated to overthrow tyrannical rule
C. confederate system of government
D. natural rights of people that cannot be surrendered or taken away
10.
Choose the best answer.
Five colonists died during the ____, which foreshadowed the impending war between Great Britain and the colonies.
Boston Massacre
Annapolis Conference
Treaty of Paris negotiations
11.
Choose the best answer.
Parliament passed the ____ to punish the colonists’ behavior, and also to attempt to regain control of the colonies.
Stamps Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
12.
Choose the best answer.
The Declaration of _______ formally freed American colonists from British governance.
Preeminence
Independence
Revolution
13.
Choose the best answer.
The principle of separation of powers was an idea supported by ___ and was a foundational principle of the U.S. Constitution.
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Charles de Montesquieu
14.
Choose the best answer.
A supporter of socialism, ____ coauthored The Communist Manifesto.
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Charles de Montesquieu
15.
Choose the best answer.
The ________ of Confederation provided a government and united the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
Articles
Editorial
Constitution
16.
Choose the best answer.
The earliest form of government organized by colonists was outlined in the _________ Compact.
Mayflower
Roanoke
Jamestown
17.
Choose the best answer.
Colonists who maintained allegiance to the King of England were ________.
Georgians
Stuarts
Tories
18.
Drag and drop the words with the statements.
This is a form of government that is unicameral, centralized, and capable of making quick decisions.
This was a protest that led government leaders to conclude that the Articles of Confederation were inadequate for keeping peace and protecting citizens.
This is the theory that rulers received their authority from the Creator.
Under this type of colony, colonists answered directly to the king, governor, and advisory council he appointed.
Colonists listed oppressive acts by Great Britain and declared “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal….”
This is the theory that government’s authority arises from the people, and the government must respect man’s natural rights.
Characteristics include some territory, people, and some form of power or sovereignty.
A lack of money to support a military, no authority to impose taxes, and an inability to enforce laws led to its failure to establish a strong central government.
This is the theory that governments naturally grew from families into clans, then into tribes, and finally into states over time.
Choices
unitary
Articles of Confederation
royal
social contract
divine right (of kings)
Shays' Rebellion
state or government
evolutionary theory
Declaration of Independence
19.
Choose the best answer.
The ____ required all English subjects in Great Britain and North America to pay taxes on printed goods.
Navigation Acts
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
20.
Choose the best answer.
A confederate form of government is subservient to the ________.
king
national government
people
21.
Choose the best answer.
The ___ took place after colonists refused to allow British ships to leave the harbor; they boarded the ships and dumped cargo into the harbor.
Navigation Acts
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
22.
Choose the best answer.
Social contract philosopher ____ did not see a contract with the state as permanent or irreversible. He believed that the state should honor both civil and natural rights when citizens voluntarily give up some rights.
Charles de Montesquieu
Adam Smith
John Locke
The Battle of Yorktown essentially marked the end of fighting during the _______ War.
Mexican-American
French and Indian
Revolutionary
2.
Choose the best answer.
The _______ Bill of Rights dissolved the power of the monarchy, empowered Parliament, and established individual liberties for British subjects.
French
New England
English
3.
Choose the best answer.
________ law is a system of prior judicial decisions and customs that have set precedence.
Preexistent
Common
Confederate
4.
Choose the best answer.
The ______ Ordinance of 1787 set a precedent for the westward expansion of America.
Great Plains
Appalachian
Northwest
5.
Choose the best answer.
_______ were colonists who took up arms for independence from Great Britain.
Guerillas
Turncoats
Patriots
6.
Choose the best answer.
The main author and father of the Declaration of Independence was ____.
Karl Marx
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
7.
Choose the best answer.
The father of modern economics was ____.
Thomas Jefferson
Adam Smith
Charles de Montesquieu
8.
Choose the best answer.
In a(n) _______ government, power is divided between central and state governments.
federal
feudal
imperial
9.
Match the statements with the descriptions (A, B, C, or D.)
State governments determine the central government’s power.
“. . . such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.”
The state and national governments share responsibilities.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . with certain unalienable rights . . . Life, Liberty, and . . . Happiness.”
Answer Options:
A. federal system of government
B. citizens obligated to overthrow tyrannical rule
C. confederate system of government
D. natural rights of people that cannot be surrendered or taken away
10.
Choose the best answer.
Five colonists died during the ____, which foreshadowed the impending war between Great Britain and the colonies.
Boston Massacre
Annapolis Conference
Treaty of Paris negotiations
11.
Choose the best answer.
Parliament passed the ____ to punish the colonists’ behavior, and also to attempt to regain control of the colonies.
Stamps Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
12.
Choose the best answer.
The Declaration of _______ formally freed American colonists from British governance.
Preeminence
Independence
Revolution
13.
Choose the best answer.
The principle of separation of powers was an idea supported by ___ and was a foundational principle of the U.S. Constitution.
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Charles de Montesquieu
14.
Choose the best answer.
A supporter of socialism, ____ coauthored The Communist Manifesto.
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Charles de Montesquieu
15.
Choose the best answer.
The ________ of Confederation provided a government and united the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
Articles
Editorial
Constitution
16.
Choose the best answer.
The earliest form of government organized by colonists was outlined in the _________ Compact.
Mayflower
Roanoke
Jamestown
17.
Choose the best answer.
Colonists who maintained allegiance to the King of England were ________.
Georgians
Stuarts
Tories
18.
Drag and drop the words with the statements.
This is a form of government that is unicameral, centralized, and capable of making quick decisions.
This was a protest that led government leaders to conclude that the Articles of Confederation were inadequate for keeping peace and protecting citizens.
This is the theory that rulers received their authority from the Creator.
Under this type of colony, colonists answered directly to the king, governor, and advisory council he appointed.
Colonists listed oppressive acts by Great Britain and declared “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal….”
This is the theory that government’s authority arises from the people, and the government must respect man’s natural rights.
Characteristics include some territory, people, and some form of power or sovereignty.
A lack of money to support a military, no authority to impose taxes, and an inability to enforce laws led to its failure to establish a strong central government.
This is the theory that governments naturally grew from families into clans, then into tribes, and finally into states over time.
Choices
unitary
Articles of Confederation
royal
social contract
divine right (of kings)
Shays' Rebellion
state or government
evolutionary theory
Declaration of Independence
19.
Choose the best answer.
The ____ required all English subjects in Great Britain and North America to pay taxes on printed goods.
Navigation Acts
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
20.
Choose the best answer.
A confederate form of government is subservient to the ________.
king
national government
people
21.
Choose the best answer.
The ___ took place after colonists refused to allow British ships to leave the harbor; they boarded the ships and dumped cargo into the harbor.
Navigation Acts
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
22.
Choose the best answer.
Social contract philosopher ____ did not see a contract with the state as permanent or irreversible. He believed that the state should honor both civil and natural rights when citizens voluntarily give up some rights.
Charles de Montesquieu
Adam Smith
John Locke
Answers
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Here are the best answers to each of your questions:
1. **Revolutionary**
2. **English**
3. **Common**
4. **Northwest**
5. **Patriots**
6. **Thomas Jefferson**
7. **Adam Smith**
8. **federal**
9. **C. confederate system of government** (State governments determine the central government’s power), **B. citizens obligated to overthrow tyrannical rule** (“. . . such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.”), **A. federal system of government** (The state and national governments share responsibilities.), **D. natural rights of people that cannot be surrendered or taken away** (“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . with certain unalienable rights . . . Life, Liberty, and . . . Happiness.”)
10. **Boston Massacre**
11. **Intolerable Acts**
12. **Independence**
13. **Charles de Montesquieu**
14. **Karl Marx**
15. **Articles**
16. **Mayflower**
17. **Tories**
18.
- **This is a form of government that is unicameral, centralized, and capable of making quick decisions.** - **unitary**
- **This was a protest that led government leaders to conclude that the Articles of Confederation were inadequate for keeping peace and protecting citizens.** - **Shays' Rebellion**
- **This is the theory that rulers received their authority from the Creator.** - **divine right (of kings)**
- **Under this type of colony, colonists answered directly to the king, governor, and advisory council he appointed.** - **royal**
- **Colonists listed oppressive acts by Great Britain and declared “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal….”** - **Declaration of Independence**
- **This is the theory that government’s authority arises from the people, and the government must respect man’s natural rights.** - **social contract**
- **Characteristics include some territory, people, and some form of power or sovereignty.** - **state or government**
- **A lack of money to support a military, no authority to impose taxes, and an inability to enforce laws led to its failure to establish a strong central government.** - **Articles of Confederation**
- **This is the theory that governments naturally grew from families into clans, then into tribes, and finally into states over time.** - **evolutionary theory**
19. **Stamp Act**
20. **national government**
21. **Boston Tea Party**
22. **John Locke**
Feel free to ask if you need any further assistance!
1. **Revolutionary**
2. **English**
3. **Common**
4. **Northwest**
5. **Patriots**
6. **Thomas Jefferson**
7. **Adam Smith**
8. **federal**
9. **C. confederate system of government** (State governments determine the central government’s power), **B. citizens obligated to overthrow tyrannical rule** (“. . . such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.”), **A. federal system of government** (The state and national governments share responsibilities.), **D. natural rights of people that cannot be surrendered or taken away** (“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . with certain unalienable rights . . . Life, Liberty, and . . . Happiness.”)
10. **Boston Massacre**
11. **Intolerable Acts**
12. **Independence**
13. **Charles de Montesquieu**
14. **Karl Marx**
15. **Articles**
16. **Mayflower**
17. **Tories**
18.
- **This is a form of government that is unicameral, centralized, and capable of making quick decisions.** - **unitary**
- **This was a protest that led government leaders to conclude that the Articles of Confederation were inadequate for keeping peace and protecting citizens.** - **Shays' Rebellion**
- **This is the theory that rulers received their authority from the Creator.** - **divine right (of kings)**
- **Under this type of colony, colonists answered directly to the king, governor, and advisory council he appointed.** - **royal**
- **Colonists listed oppressive acts by Great Britain and declared “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal….”** - **Declaration of Independence**
- **This is the theory that government’s authority arises from the people, and the government must respect man’s natural rights.** - **social contract**
- **Characteristics include some territory, people, and some form of power or sovereignty.** - **state or government**
- **A lack of money to support a military, no authority to impose taxes, and an inability to enforce laws led to its failure to establish a strong central government.** - **Articles of Confederation**
- **This is the theory that governments naturally grew from families into clans, then into tribes, and finally into states over time.** - **evolutionary theory**
19. **Stamp Act**
20. **national government**
21. **Boston Tea Party**
22. **John Locke**
Feel free to ask if you need any further assistance!
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