Mid Unit Test

Question 0

What are unalienable rights?

Answer 0

Unalienable rights cannot be taken away by anyone

Question 1

Explain what Jefferson meant when he said all men are created equal.

Answer 1

Jefferson meant that all men are born with equal rights

Question 2

Which rights does Jefferson consider unalienable?

Answer 2

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are considered unalienable rights

Question 3

After 1776, what did the newly formed states have to create?

Answer 3

The new states had to create a constitution

Question 4

What were two important rights in the state constitution that went beyond English traditions?

Answer 4

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

Question 5

What does religious freedom mean?

Answer 5

The government has no right to tell people what to believe or how to practice their beliefs.

Question 6

How much power did the states’ governors have? Why?

Answer 6

The governors had little power. After the king, states were afraid of too much power from government

Question 7

What four things should central government be able to do according to the Virginia Plan?

Answer 7

The government should be able to provide for defense, protect American’s liberties, make laws about trade among these states and provide for the general welfare of the people.

Question 8

What was the main issue in the the Virginia Plan that caused much debate among the delegates?

Answer 8

The central government should be able to deal directly with the people and need to have powers that were higher than those of he the states.

Question 9

What were the two tasks of the Second Continental Congress?

Answer 9

The Second Continental Congress had to run the war and write a constitution

Question 10

How did the Articles of Confederation differ from the states’ constitutions?

Answer 10

The Articles gave central government too little power.

Question 11

What effect did George Washington’s attendance have on people’s hopes for the convention?

Answer 11

Washington was considered a hero. His presence gave people confidence.

Question 12

What personal quality of Ben Franklin’s did people count on to help the delegates come to an agreement?

Answer 12

People counted on Franklin’s common sense.

Question 13

What was the stated purpose of the special convention of 1787?

Answer 13

According to congress, the convention was to recommend changes to the Articles of Confederation

Question 14

In 1787, what rights were included the Northwest Ordinance?

Answer 14

the Northwest Ordinance gave people the same rights as the 13 states.

Question 15

What was George Washington’s major concern with the weak government under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 15

George worried that they might want to be ruled by a king again.

Question 16

What was James Madison’s concern about a new constitution?

Answer 16

Madison worried how to give the central government s’more power but not too much to threaten individual liberties.

Question 17

What two powers did Madison say central government needed?

Answer 17

Central government must be able to raise money and enlist soldiers.

Question 18

Why did Patrick Henry refuse to be a delegate at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 18

Patrick Henry did not want to strengthen the central government.

Question 19

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 19

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence