PLEASE HELP ME Question 1 (1 point)

Which important document announced that the American colonies no longer wished to be part of the British empire?

Question 1 options:

the Mayflower Compact

the Emancipation Proclamation

the United States Constitution

the Declaration of Independence

Question 2 (1 point)

The problems experienced by the British colonists were BEST expressed in which document?

Question 2 options:

The Preamble

The Federalist Papers

The Declaration of Independence

The Constitution of the United States of America

Question 3 (1 point)

According to the text of the Declaration of Independence, what did the colonists say was the purpose of the document?

Question 3 options:

To proclaim the states were better than the British.

To explain why they are breaking up with the British.

To state they were an independence country.

To state the obvious.

Question 4 (1 point)

What did the colonists think were true about all people?

Question 4 options:

That people are equal.

That all people have natural rights of life.

That all people can work for happiness.

All of these

Question 5 (1 point)

According to the Founding Fathers, the United States was founded on the idea that all people are entitled to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." In which document would you find the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?

Question 5 options:

The United States Constitution

The Declaration of Independence

The Federalist Papers

The Bill of Rights

Question 6 (1 point)

In these passages from The Declaration of Independence, who is the "He"?

Question 6 options:

Prime Minister Lord North

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

King George III

Question 7 (1 point)

Under the Articles of Confederation, what needed to happen if they needed to amend (or change) the Articles?

Question 7 options:

9 out of 13 states had to approve the change.

All 13 states had to approve the change.

A majority of the states had to approve the change.

There was no way to change the Articles of Confederation.

Question 8 (1 point)

Under the Articles of Confederation, how did the federal government raise money?

Question 8 options:

What federal government? There was no federal government! Trick Question!

It could tax its citizens.

It could create tax laws if at least half the states approved.

It could request tax money from the states.

Question 9 (1 point)

Suppose that Americans in 1786 had wanted to amend national law to abolish slavery. Which situation BEST describes how this might have been achieved?

Question 9 options:

All of the states would have to agree to the amendment.

9 out of 13 states would have to agree to the amendment.

7 out of states would have to agree to the amendment.

A simple majority of states states would have to agree to the amendment.

Question 10 (1 point)

Why didn't the country have a federal court system under the Articles of Confederation?

Question 10 options:

It wasn't needed since no one broke laws.

It wasn't needed since the Articles of Confederation were too weak to actually list any laws that could be broken.

People feared the court might become more powerful than the federal government.

People feared the court might become more powerful than the state governments.

Question 11 (1 point)

Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?

Question 11 options:

To pass a law, all states needed to agree.

To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.

The President could veto a law before it was passed.

The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional.

Question 12 (1 point)

Why was the government created by the Articles of Confederation unsuccessful?

Question 12 options:

It failed to end slavery.

It created too many new taxes.

It was the reason the British were able to invade.

It created a national government that was too weak.

Question 13 (1 point)

Which document became the foundation of the first government of the United States?

Question 13 options:

The U. S. Constitution

The Mayflower Compact

The Articles of Confederation

The Declaration of Independence

Question 14 (1 point)

How did the events of Shays' Rebellion most impact our young nation?

Question 14 options:

The events revealed how well the state of Pennsylvania reacted to rebellions.

The events revealed how much the people liked and respected the new national government.

The events revealed how weak the central government was under the Articles of Confederation.

The events revealed how well the national government was able to handle uprising and rebellion.

Question 15 (1 point)

The rebellions started by Daniel Shays in 1786 were a protest against

Question 15 options:

a tax on whisky.

the war against Britain.

required debts to be paid and businesses' refusal to accept paper currency.

the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.