Important American Documents

What was one major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Gave the Federal government too much power

• Required states have a population of 5,000 free men

• Gave individual states too much power

• Outlawed free speech for all citizens

Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.  Which amendment is this?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

What are three unalienable rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Riches

• Protection from illegal search and seizure

• Liberty, Life, and Freedom of the Press

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To explain and justify why the colonists wanted to declare independence from Great Britain

• To create a movement of ideas and to apply reason

• Created generalizations about a group in which a defined set of characteristics is assigned to that group

• Imposed taxes because they did not like Great Britain

True or False: According to the Northwest Ordinance, the first step to becoming a state was to write a Constitution?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Many provisions of the Northwest Ordinance would later be included in the

• Bill of Rights and Articles of Confederation

• The Articles of Confederation and Preamble

• Bill of Rights and Constitution

• The Constitution and Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation left most of the power in the hands of the .....

• States

• Federal Government

• Local Townships

• President

This documents main purpose was to explain and justify to the world why the American colonists had decided to declare their independence from Great Britain.

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Northwest Ordinance

• Bill of Rights

People have these rights simply because they are humans

• Grievances

• Enlightenments

• Social Contracts

• Natural Rights

What is the correct definition of Ratify?

• Approve

• Decline

• Ignore

• Decide