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US History Unit 1 Test

Authored by Melissa Staples

Social Studies

12th Grade

US History Unit 1 Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Benjamin Franklin

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the final version of the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 30th, 1775

July 4th, 1776

June 14, 1787

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?

Outlining the powers of the colonial governments

Pleading for negotiations to continue with Great Britain, so we could stay with them.

Stating our natural rights and our independence from Great Britain.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Declaration of Independence asserts that all men are endowed with certain unalienable rights, including:

The right to bear to arms

The rights to free education

The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the 3/5 Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

To determine the ratio of representation in the Senate for each state

To establish a method for electing the President

To settle the debate over how to count enslaved people for purposes of representation and taxation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, and which state entered as a free state?

Maine

Kentucky

Virginia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which crop was a major driver of the slave-based economy in the Southern United States?

Wheat

Corn

Cotton

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