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Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration - correct answer-
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? -
correct answer- Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson was born in - correct answer- Rural Virginia
Patrick Henry introduced what important change in mindset at
the first Continental congress - correct answer- 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) - correct answer- False
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As a result of the Great Compromise, which statement is not
correct? - correct answer- 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? - correct answer- Benjamin
Franklin
Which of the following plans for Representation was most
similar to that under the Articles of Confederation? - correct
answer- New Jersey Plan
Who was the "One Legged Man?" - correct answer-
Gouverneur Morris
The compromise of allowing slavery to continue in the United
States has been "justified" by which of the following? - correct
answer- Without allowing slavery there would have been no
new Constitution
Who was the respondent in the Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Company case? - correct answer- Commerce Secretary
Charles Sawyer