Quiz Me! - Documents Test your knowledge about documents in all eras. 1 / 10 Why is the Massachusetts Body of Liberties considered the first Bill of Rights? Seven of the current US Bill of Rights can be found in the Massachusetts Body of Liberties. The Framers of the US Bill of Rights copied the Massachusetts Body of Liberties. Voting rights were extended to women and servants. Liberties of women, children, servants, and animals were protected by the document. 2 / 10 The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to help escaped slaves find permanent residence in Canada promote unity between the north and the south end the Underground Railroad increase the capture and return of escaped slaves 3 / 10 Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reversed the precedent set in Dred Scott v. Sanford? 16th Amendment 15th Amendment 14th Amendment 13th Amendment 4 / 10 Why was a convention called in Annapolis in 1786? To deal with the Whiskey Tax. To work out regulations for interstate trade and commerce. To figure out concerns with the unanimous vote requirement to pass laws. To determine how the government could collect national taxes. 5 / 10 Which of the following was the major problem with the Articles of Confederation? Too many taxes were collected from rich property owners. It created a weak central government that could not effectively deal with the Nation’s problems. It created difficult rules for new territories to join the United States. It gave all the power to the president to make decisions for the states. 6 / 10 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? Right to freedom of religion. Right to a speedy and public trial. Right to bear arms. No cruel and unusual punishment. 7 / 10 Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? George Mason George Washington James Madison Thomas Jefferson 8 / 10 What law, passed by Congress and signed by President Andrew Jackson, resulted in the “Trail of Tears?” The Kentucky and Virginia Resolution The Indian Removal Act The Declaration of Sentiments The Emancipation Proclamation 9 / 10 Where was the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions drafted and adopted? Georgetown Seneca Falls Manhattan Philadelphia 10 / 10 Which principle of government was at issue in U.S. Supreme Court cases such as Gibbons v. Ogden and McCulloch v. Maryland? Limited Government Popular Sovereignty Federalism Republicanism Your score is Restart quiz
