TCI Chapter 6: The Declaration of Independence

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What event marked the start of the fighting that led the colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain? Options: The Boston Tea Party, The battles at Lexington and Concord, The signing of the Declaration of Independence, The Boston Massacre.

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The battles at Lexington and Concord

Front

Fill in the blank: Patrick Henry's famous speech included the phrase 'Give me liberty, or give me ______!'
Options: peace, freedom, justice

Back

death

Front

What is the significance of the 'Declaration of Independence'?

Back

It declared the American colonies' independence from British rule.

Front

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 16, 1775, on which hill?

Back

Breed's Hill

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What was the Olive Branch Petition?

Back

A request for peace sent to King George

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What was the main task assigned to Thomas Jefferson by the Second Continental Congress?

Back

Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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What are the unalienable rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

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Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

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Why was the passage condemning slavery removed from the Declaration of Independence?

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Many southerners feared it might lead to demands to free enslaved people.

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Who took command of the Continental Army after the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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George Washington

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What was the main purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet 'Common Sense'?

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To persuade Americans to form an independent republic