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Chapter 2 - Origins of Government: Review

Quiz by Kendra Thayer

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  • Q1
    Why would it be difficult to settle a dispute between two states under the Articles of Confederation
    Each state had only one vote in Congress
    The president would not help settle disputes
    There was no national court system
    The national court system was poorly trained
    30s
  • Q2
    How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect representation in Congress?
    Every five slaves were counted as three free men
    New representatives were chosen every three to five years.
    Small states had three-fifths of the representatives of larger states.
    Every three slaves were counted as five free men
    30s
  • Q3
    Benjamin Franklin felt that the Constitution
    was a perfect system of government
    had so many faults it would prove unworkable
    was the best constitution that could be made under the circumstances
    would need to be substantially revised in a few years
    30s
  • Q4
    According to the Declaration of Independence, why were the colonists justified in ending their political connections with Great Britain?
    because Britain increased their taxes on imported goods
    because Britain had denied their basic rights
    because the royal governors could not keep the peace
    because Britain had declared war without their consent
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the main reason that Federalists supported ratification of the Constitution?
    the desire for personal power
    the need to give more power to the people and the states
    the need for a stronger central government
    their confidence that they had created a perfect document
    30s
  • Q6
    What delayed the inauguration of the new government under the Constitution?
    Bad weather kept many member of the new government away
    Congress lacked a quorum, so it could not finish counting the votes for President
    Congress could not agree where the temporary capital should be
    George Washington took a long time to make the journey from Mount Vernon
    30s
  • Q7
    The Stamp Act Congress
    was the first attempt at confederation in the American colonies
    urged a boycott of English goods
    was the first time a significant number of colonies had joined to oppose the British government
    agreed with Parliament about taxation without representation
    30s
  • Q8
    What was an early act of the Second Continental Congress?
    It organized an army to be led by George Washington
    It wrote the Constitution for the new government
    It wrote most of the early state constitutions
    It organized an army to help King George III
    30s
  • Q9
    What thoughts are in the middle of the Declaration of Independence?
    a list of grievances the colonists had against the king of England
    a statement demanding due process
    a description of the legislative branch of a new government
    a list of colonies that wanted to break free of British rule
    30s
  • Q10
    What was the main reason that the government in London exercised little control over the American colonies
    The colonists were rebellious from the very beginning
    The king did not care about the colonies and ignored them
    The king granted broad powers of self-government to most of the colonies
    London was 3,000 miles away, and it took months to communicate with the colonies
    30s
  • Q11
    What was the main reason that both the First and Second Continental Congresses were convened?
    to declare independence from England
    to oppose taxation without representation and other British policies
    to write a Constitution for the new government
    to try to make peace with the British government
    30s
  • Q12
    How did the English documents such as the English Bill of Rights influence American settlers?
    They avoided the mistakes made in those documents
    They caused anger among the settlers
    The documents almost prevented the Revolution
    The government they set up in the U.S. included the same rights as the English documents
    30s
  • Q13
    What pushed the American colonists toward wanting independence from Britain?
    The Americans felt ignored by Britain for nearly a century
    The colonists were rebellious from the very beginning
    The king granted independence to some colonies but not others
    Britain put high taxes on certain goods
    30s
  • Q14
    Before George III came to the throne in England
    the American colonies were allowed a fairly wide amount of self-rule
    a common market for colonial trade did not exist
    the American colonies were largely responsible for their own defense
    the colonists were heavily taxed to support British troops
    30s
  • Q15
    What did the First Continental Congress do in response to the Intolerable Acts?
    It sent a Petition of Rights to the colonial governors
    It asked the colonies to join the Albany Plan of Union
    It called for a Stamp Act Congress to be held in New York
    It sent a Declaration of Rights to King George
    30s

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