US History semester test - Fall

According to the Declaration of Independence, an unalienable right–

• belongs to citizens born in the United States

• cannot be taken away by the government

• is given to people by the state in which they live

• exists only in time of war

The issue of representation in Congress was settled during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 by allowing-

• all states to be represented equally in both houses of Congress

• each state to have two senators and to have representation in the House determined by population

• the states to be represented on the basis of wealth

• each state to have one vote in Congress regardless of the state's number of delegates

The information in the box suggests that the authors of the Articles of Confederation intended to create a national government that–

• was led by a strong executive

• had very limited powers

• would be able to change rapidly

• could deal aggressively with other governments

The quote was most likely written by–

• a colonist who was protesting the Quartering Act

• one of the Sons of Liberty, who enforced the Stamp Act

• a colonist who participated in the Boston Tea Party

• British soldier who participated in the Boston Massacre

The U.S. Bill of Rights later addressed this issue by protecting-

• freedom of religion

• the right to assemble peaceably

• freedom of the press

• the right to petition the government

The signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was a political victory for the United States because it meant that-

• Florida became part of the United States

• France agreed to give military aid to the United States

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation

• the United States could purchase the Louisiana Territory from France

This quote was used to influence colonists to-

• participate in the Boston Tea Party

• protest the Townshend Acts

• fight for independence from England

• boycott British goods

The first three words of the U.S. Constitution, "We the people," express the idea of popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty is the belief that people hold the-

• ultimate power in government

• power to elect judges to the U.S. Supreme Court

• authority to break laws established for the common good

• power to elect the president directly

Among the rights to guaranteed by the First Amendment is the right to-

• the free exercise of religion

• keep and bear arms

• due process of law

• a speedy and public trial

The 13 original states were primarily located along the–

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Great Lakes

• Mississippi River