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SGO Diagnostic Assessment
1. In reference to Document A (Proclamation of 1763), what was likely the intention of the British with
creating this boundary?
a. To prevent any more conflict with France, who resided directly West of the
Proclamation Line.
b. To prevent any more conflict with Native Americans, who resided directly West of the
Proclamation Line.
c. To reward the colonists with better land.
d. To open up trade with the French.
2. According to Document B (Imports from Britain), what inference can we make regarding the
relationship between the British acts and importing of British goods?
a. The colonists received the most imports between 1768 and 1770
b. The colonial economy boomed immediately following the Intolerable Acts
c. The colonists economically benefitted from the repeal of the Townshend Acts
d. The colonists purchased fewer British goods in 1773 than any other year
3. According to Document B (Imports from Britain), what inference can we make regarding the
relationship between the British acts and importing of British goods?
a. The colonists received the most imports between 1768 and 1770
b. The colonial economy boomed immediately following the Intolerable Acts
c. The colonists mostly refused to purchase British goods after 1774
d. The colonists purchased fewer British goods in 1773 than any other year
4. According to Document B (Imports from Britain), which period of time was the Colonial economy
most stable?
a. 1770-1774
b. 1764-1767
c. 1768-1770
d. 1764-1776
5. Which images on Document C (Stamp Act Masthead) indicate the colonial displeasure with the
Stamp Act?
a. Skull and Crossbones
b. Adieu Adieu to Liberty
c. Upper Left Corner (Dreadful…and DOLLAR-LESS)
d. All of the Above
6. Which of the following statements is most true about the relationship between the three
documents C, D & E?
a. The Masthead and George Grenville share the same negative opinion about the Stamp
Act, while George Washington has the opposite opinion.
b. George Washington is reflecting the same point of view as both Grenville and the Stamp
Act Masthead.
c. George Grenville is likely against the Stamp Act, while George Washington Supports it.
d. The Masthead and George Washington share the same negative opinion about the
Stamp Act, while George Grenville has the opposite opinion.
7. Which statement from Document E best demonstrates George Washington’s opinion about the
British taxes?
a. “…because we should then be asking a favor, and not claiming a right…”
b. “I think the Parliament of Great Britain hath no more right to put their hands into my
pockets, without my consent, than I have to put my hands into yours for money”
c. “…what reason is there to expect any thing from their justice?”
d. None of the Above
8. Open Ended Question
Identify a common theme, or central idea, that is consistent throughout Documents C, D, & E. Explain
how that theme appears in each of the documents. How does that theme connect the three
documents?
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Use Documents F & G for the Following Questions
9. The Declaration of Independence contributed to the development of democracy by
a. rejecting Parliament’s stamp tax.
b. allowing women to take part in government.
c. suggesting that people are the source of power.
d. demanding an end to salutary neglect.
10. According to lines 7-10 of the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to alter or
abolish a government if that government
a. is a limited monarchy.
b. violates natural rights.
c. becomes involved in entangling alliances.
d. favors one religion over another.
11. Lines 5-7 of the Declaration of Independence (Beliefs of Government) is evidence that some of the
basic ideas in the Declaration of Independence were
a. imitations of the principles underlying most European governments of the 1700s.
adaptations of the laws of Spanish colonial governments in North America.
adoptions of rules used by the Holy Roman Empire.
reflections of the philosophies of the European Enlightenment.
12. Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a. The government should guarantee every citizen economic security.
b. The central government and state governments should have equal power.
c. If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be
overthrown.
d. Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the
nation’s best interest.
13. Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the idea that the people
are the source of government?
a. ". . . that all men are created equal, . . .''
b. ''. . . all men are . . . endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights”
c. ''. . . governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed . . ."
d. ''. . . governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes
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14. The Declaration of Independence was based on the ideas of the Enlightenment thinker
a. John Locke
b. Karl Marx
c. George Washington
d. Chuck Norris
15. According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are established to
a. protect the nation from invasion
b. provide a system of checks and balances
c. protect the natural rights of citizens
d. guarantee voting rights for all citizens
16. The Declaration of Independence contributed to the development of democracy by guaranteeing
a. trial by jury to all men
b. allowing women to take part in government
c. indicating that people are the source of power
d. providing for Presidential elections every four years
17. Which principle of government is proposed in the Declaration of Independence?
a. Political power originates with a strong central government.
b. The primary function of government is to protect natural rights.
c. A system of checks and balances is the most effective way to prevent governmental
abuse of power.
d. Individual liberties must be guaranteed by a strong bill of rights.
18. In the 1780s American distrust of a strong central government was best shown by the lack of debate
a. over the ratification of the constitution.
b. Articles of Confederation.
c. development of a federal court system.
d. constitutional provision for a strong central government.
Essay:
Evaluate the statement, “the American push towards self-government began before the Revolutionary
War.”
Explain how each document supports/relates to the development of American self-government in the
years leading up to and immediately following the American Revolution.