SGO Review

Massachusetts and Connecticut are part of which region?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Western

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.                                                                                                                                    Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, 1787

In the Preamble, the phrase domestic tranquility refers to

• goods made within the United States.

• the people living within the nation's borders

• peace within the United State

• immigrants moving to the United States.

The western border of the British colonies was

• Lake Erie

• Ohio River

• Appalachian Mountains

• The Mississippi River

The settlements of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Jamestown, Virginia, developed differently largely in part to 

• proximity to the Atlantic Ocean

• climate

• religion

• Native Americans

​We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. ​                                                                                                                                                                              July 4, 1776

In the excerpt, the term self-evident  means 

• truth

• accurate

• obvious

• genuine

​We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.                                                                                                                                                                                                    July 4, 1776

in the excerpt, the synonym for the term unalienable  is 

• human

• Constitutional

• legal

• deserving

​We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.                                                                                                                                                                                             July 4, 1776

According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental purpose of government is to 

• protect people's natural rights

• equalize opportunities for some citizens. 

• provide for the defense of the nation.

• establish a system of free public education

Abigail Adams is called an advocate for females. What is the meaning of advocate for females.

• a promoter of women's rights

• counselor for women who lack rights

• revolutionary demanding women's control of government

• revolutionary demanding women's control of government

Based on your background knowledge which of Abigail Adams’ actions described best shows her being an advocate?

• She read any books that were available and became knowledgeable about a variety of subject matters most women never considered.”

• Abigail Adams supported the war as fervently as John, and she arguably suffered more because of it.”

• She asked Warren to petition Congress with her and request that Congress establish some laws that favor women.”

• “While her main focus was on her family and home, Adams remained in correspondence with several political figures…”

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.                                                                                                                     Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, 1787

According to the Preamble, the purpose of the Constitution includes all of the following EXCEPT

• to outline the rights of the nation's citizens.

• to outline what actions are considered illegal in the United States.

• to keep peace and safety throughout the nation.

• to create a government based upon separation of powers.