ELPS 101 Lesson 1: Mid-Lesson Quiz

1. What was the main reason European settlers came to the 13 original colonies?

2. Who governed the 13 original colonies before the United States gained independence?

3. Which of the following is true about the Native Americans when European settlers arrived?

4. What was the incorrect belief that led to the European settlers calling the indigenous people “Indians”?

5. What principle did the Founding Fathers believe should form the foundation of the new U.S. government?

6. Why did colonists resent British rule prior to the Declaration of Independence?

7. What important document was created in 1776 to declare the colonies’ independence from Britain?

8. What concept introduced in the Declaration of Independence asserts that governments should derive their power from the will of the people?

9. What did the Founding Fathers hope to avoid when creating the new government for the United States?

10. What was one of the main goals of the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1787?

11. What does the term “ratified” mean in the context of the U.S. Constitution?