Quiz Me! - Documents

Test your knowledge about documents in all eras.

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Why is the Massachusetts Body of Liberties considered the first Bill of Rights?

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The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to

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Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reversed the precedent set in Dred Scott v. Sanford?

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Why was a convention called in Annapolis in 1786?

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Which of the following was the major problem with the Articles of Confederation?

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Which of the following did the framers of the U.S. Bill of Rights take almost verbatim from the English Bill of Rights of 1689?

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Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

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What law, passed by Congress and signed by President Andrew Jackson, resulted in the “Trail of Tears?”

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Where was the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions drafted and adopted?

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Which principle of government was at issue in U.S. Supreme Court cases such as Gibbons v. Ogden and McCulloch v. Maryland?

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