STAAR Review Government

Listed the grievances of the 13 Colonies and declared independence from Britain.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Northwest Ordinance

What type of rights are "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"?

• Human rights
• Legal rights
• Civil rights
• Unalienable (Natural) rights

This was the first attempt at a national government by the United States.

• Bill of Rights
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence

Which government's weaknesses were no federal courts, no executive and no ability to tax?

• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights

Which government's weaknesses were lack of foreign recognition and a weak military?

• United Kingdom
• France
• Germany
• Articles of Confederation

A revolt of farmers in Massachusetts over debts after the revolution.

• Adams' Uprising
• Shays' Rebellion
• Hancock's Rebellion
• Franklin's Uprising

Shays Rebellion showed the Articles of Confederation were

• strong and effective
• stable and secure
• weak and ineffective
• flexible and efficient

This provide a blueprint for admitting new states to the United States.

• U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 4
• Northwest Ordinance

• U.S. Declaration of Independence
• U.S. Bill of Rights

Which revolt led to leaders calling for a revision of the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays' Rebellion
• Boston Tea Party
• American Civil War
• French Revolution

Where did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 meet?

• Boston, Massachusetts
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• New York City, New York
• Washington D.C.