U.S. History and Constitution: Questions
Colonists complained that the Sugar Act violated their fundamental freedoms by enacting taxes a. through popular election.
b. without the king’s consent. c. without allowing colonial representation in Parliament. d. through a royal decree. e. arbitrarily.
What was the primary purpose of the First Continental Congress? a. To establish an international identity b. To adopt the Declaration of Independence c. To coordinate a joint response to the actions of the British d. To coordinate a colonial response to England’s declaration of war e. To set new tax rates in the colonies in response to a request from Parliament
The skirmish between British soldiers and Massachusetts minutemen at Lexington in 1775 catalyzed what important meeting? a. The Second Continental Congress b. The Constitutional Convention c. The First Continental Congress d. The New England Confederation e. The Washington Convention
What was the main purpose of the “committees of correspondence”? a. To plan secret attacks on British soldiers b. To organize the first battles of the revolution c. To have a forum for colonists to voice dissent d. To establish a network of communication between the colonies e. To improve communication between the colonists and Parliament Which one of the following best explains why the Articles of Confederation purposely created a weak national government? a. The Articles were based on a theory of state sovereignty. b. The Articles were intended to not offend Parliament and King George III. c. The Articles separated power into three distinct branches: executive, legislative, judicial. d. The Articles were actually intended to create a very powerful central government. e. The Articles intended for a strong executive branch but weak judicial and legislative branches. What two primary factors led to the calling of the constitutional convention? a. Economic distress and
b. without the king’s consent. c. without allowing colonial representation in Parliament. d. through a royal decree. e. arbitrarily.
What was the primary purpose of the First Continental Congress? a. To establish an international identity b. To adopt the Declaration of Independence c. To coordinate a joint response to the actions of the British d. To coordinate a colonial response to England’s declaration of war e. To set new tax rates in the colonies in response to a request from Parliament
The skirmish between British soldiers and Massachusetts minutemen at Lexington in 1775 catalyzed what important meeting? a. The Second Continental Congress b. The Constitutional Convention c. The First Continental Congress d. The New England Confederation e. The Washington Convention
What was the main purpose of the “committees of correspondence”? a. To plan secret attacks on British soldiers b. To organize the first battles of the revolution c. To have a forum for colonists to voice dissent d. To establish a network of communication between the colonies e. To improve communication between the colonists and Parliament Which one of the following best explains why the Articles of Confederation purposely created a weak national government? a. The Articles were based on a theory of state sovereignty. b. The Articles were intended to not offend Parliament and King George III. c. The Articles separated power into three distinct branches: executive, legislative, judicial. d. The Articles were actually intended to create a very powerful central government. e. The Articles intended for a strong executive branch but weak judicial and legislative branches. What two primary factors led to the calling of the constitutional convention? a. Economic distress and