Module 2 Quizes

Which of the following was the first organized plan of government of the United States?

Artilces of confederation

Who came up with the idea of Separation of Powers?

Baron De Montesquieu

Which of the following Battles was known as the shot heard round the world and began the American Revolution?

Battle of Lexington and Concord

What was the colonists' reaction to the Tea Act?

Boston Tea Party

What is the idea that each branch would have the ability to check the power of the others to keep one branch from becoming all powerful.

Checks and Balances

What is the idea that each branch would have the ability to check the power of the others to keep one branch from becoming all powerful?

Checks and balances

What Acts did England pass in response to the Boston Tea Party?

Coercive/Intolerable Acts

What kind of law was used in England/ is still used today and is based on custom, past court decision, and precedents?

Common Law

Thomas Paine encouraged the American Colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain by writing which one of the following?

Common Sense

Which colony was the first to have a written constitution?

Connecticut

Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's ideas when he wrote the:

Declaration of Independence

Which Act was passed by Parliament immediately following the Stamp Act and stated the England could make decisions for the colonies in all cases what so ever?

Declaratory Act

After the end of the French and Indian War, England adopted an economic policy of Merchantilism. Who benefited from Merchantilism?

England

What document was important because it gave additional rights to the people and further limited the power of the King?

English Bill of Rights

Which document guaranteed free elections, free speech, a fair jury, and no cruel and unusual punishments in England?

English Bill of Rights

What was the movement in the 1700's in Europe that sought to reform society and advance knowledge?

Enlightenment

Rousseau argued that "all men are created _____"

Equal

The Sons of liberty from to protest the taxation from the Questing act

False

The battles of Saratoga and Boston were the first battles of the revolution and called the shot hear round the world

False

Triangle trade is a route between France and England. A trade route was established between the two places

False

Limited government is the idea that _________.

Few people have power in it

Representative government is the idea that:

Governed is run by the people

Why was the Maryland Toleration Act so significant?

It established freedom of religion in the colonies

Who developed the idea of a Social Contract?

Jean-Jacques-Rousseau

Which philosopher's ideas most influenced the ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

Jhon Locke

Which philosopher most influenced the ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

John Locke

Who came up with the idea of natural rights?

John Locke

This was the first battle of the American Revolution.

Lexington and Concord

Which of the following accurately states the unalienable rights listed by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence?

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

England had a history of __________ government.

Limited

What document limited the power of the English Monarch in 1215?

Magna Carta

What document limited the power of the English Monarch?

Magna Carta

Which colonies would most likely have had cash crops and large plantations?

Maryland and Georgia

Which of the following is the best example of the first self-government in the colonies?

Mayflower compact

Which group of colonies were known as the "breadbasket"?

Middle

England had which type of government during the American Revolution?

Monarchy

What philosopher most influenced the ideas of Separation of Powers and Checks and balances found in the US Constitution?

Montesquieu

Which philosopher established the ideas of separation of powers and 3 branches of government?

Montesquieu

Who came up with the idea of Checks and Balances?

Montesquieu

Who came up with the idea of Separation of Powers?

Montesquieu

John Locke developed the _______________, which stated that all people are given certain rights from the moment they are born that should not be taken away by any government.

Natural Rights Theory

What is England's law making body called?

Parliament

What is the name of England's law making body?

Parliament

Which group of people left England because they wanted to purify the English church?

Puritans

What act forced colonists to house and feed the British troops?

Quartering Act

What is the idea that the government should be divided into different branches? This is why America has an Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch.

Separation of Powers

Which of the following events showed the new Americans that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed revised?

Shays Rebellion

What is the idea that the government's job is to protect the people's natural rights? If the government is not protecting the people's natural rights, the people have the right to overthrow the government.

Social Contract

What is the idea that the government's job is to protect the people. If the government is not protecting the people's natural rights, the people have the right to overthrow the government.

Social Contract

Which of the following colonial regions had large plantations and used slaves?

Southern

Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point in the war?

The Colonists victory encouraged France and Spain to join on the side of the colonists

Which group is responsible for adopting the Declaration of Independence and officially broke away from England?

The Second Continental Congress

What document officially ended the American Revolution and recognized the colonies as free and independent states?

The Treaty of Paris 1783

Why was the Battle of Saratoga known as the turning point in the Revolution?

The colonists victory at Saratoga convinced France and Spain to aid the colonists

Which of the following tactics did the colonists use to force the English to repeal the Stamp Act?

They boycotted British goods

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote Common Sense, which encouraged the colonists to declare independence from England?

Thomas Paine

Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?

To secure religious liberties

Which Act passed by England taxed basic goods that the colonists used on a regular basis such as lead, tea, paper, paint, and glass?

Townshend acts

Mercantilism is the idea that a nation should export more than it imports

True

The colonies sent delegates to a meeting in Philadelphia known as the 1st continental congress

True

The colonist rebeleed against the tea act in the boston tea party, whener colonist threw off briths tea off their ships into the boston harbor

True

What was the final battle of the American Revolution where the British surrendered?

Yorktown

The colonists decided to _________________ or refused to buy British goods in response to all of the taxes passed by Parliament.

boycott

New England Town Meetings are an example of this form of democracy because the citizens get to participate in ALL aspects of government ..

direct democracy

All of the following are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT:

had too much power

Which economic policy benefited England by using the colonies to sell raw materials to England at a reduced cost?

mercantilism

Colonist were forced to obey court orderds known as Writs of Assistance which allowed customs agents to serach peoples homes at any time for suspected things.

true

The proclamationatn of 1763 kept colonist from settling west of an imaginary line drawn through the applalchain mountains

true

Thomas Paine pamphlet common sense swayed public opinion toward independence

true

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four cash crops?

wheat