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
