VS 5a/b

Front

Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?

Back

Thomas Jefferson

Front

Parliament believed it had the right to ______ the colonists.

Back

Tax

Front

What document gave reasons for independence and self-government? Options: The Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, Charters

Back

The Declaration of Independence

Front

Why did the colonists believe they should not be taxed?

Back

They had no representation in Parliament

Front

Who spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, "give me liberty or give me death?"

Back

Patrick Henry

Front

Who is James Lafayette?

Back

He was an enslaved African American who served as a spy in the Continental Army during the war. He successfully requested his freedom after the war.

Front

Conflicts developed between the colonies and _______ over how the colonies should be governed.

Back

England

Front

The colonists believed in NO TAXATION WITHOUT

Back

REPRESENTATION

Front

Finish the sentence from the Declaration of Independence: "All men are created equal...with certain unalienable rights. Among these are ________________________".

Back

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Front

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Back

Thomas Jefferson