DOI In a Flash

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What is the name of the group that sent the Olive Branch Petition to the King?

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First Continental Congress

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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This form of government is taken by force and controlled by a military leader.

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dictatorship

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Who wrote Common Sense?

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Thomas Paine

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The Declaration of Independence states that even with your unalienable rights are "Life, Liberty, and______________"

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the pursuit of Happiness

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The political cartoon above was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. Which action did colonists use this cartoon to support?

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Declaring independence from the British monarchy.

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Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies? Options: Declaration of Independence, Mayflower Compact, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights

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Declaration of Independence

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Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act, which taxed goods such as newspapers and playing cards? Options: The colonists established a blockade against British goods., The colonists were able to produce their own goods., The colonists started destroying British goods., The colonists began boycotting British goods.

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The colonists began boycotting British goods.

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This is the system of law based on precedent and customs used in England

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common law

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These laws levied new taxes on ALL goods imported to the colonists; those goods include: glass, paper, and lead​

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Townshend Acts