Purdue Civics Literacy 86 Practice Test with answers

Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration - ️️Was longer and contained more criticism of King George Which of the following writers did not directly influence Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence? - ️️Thomas Hobbes Thomas Jefferson was born in - ️️Rural Virginia Patrick Henry introduced what important change in mindset at the first Continental congress - ️️That the colonists should consider themselves American not Virginians, New Yorkers, etc The first three words of the Declaration of Independence are "We the People." (True or False) - ️️False As a result of the Great Compromise, which statement is not correct? - ️️A vote for a House district in New York, is worth less than a vote in a House district in Texas. Who was the ancient sage? - ️️Benjamin Franklin Which of the following plans for Representation was most similar to that under the Articles of Confederation? - ️️New Jersey Plan Who was the "One Legged Man?" - ️️Gouverneur Morris The compromise of allowing slavery to continue in the United States has been "justified" by which of the following? - ️️Without allowing slavery there would have been no new Constitution