2024 English 11 Fall Pre-Test

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Where said the quote, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?

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Patrick Henry

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Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What were the colonists protesting when they dumped tea into the Boston harbor? Options: The taxation on tea, The taxation on sugar, Taxation without representation, Taxation on stamps

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Taxation without representation

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What can we compare the Declaration of Independence to? Options: A legal document, A binding contract, A break-up letter, A creative short story

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A break-up letter

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What does "taxation without representation" mean?

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Putting taxes on items without letting the people have representation in the government

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When did the United States officially become an independent country?

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July 4th, 1776

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Which of these items were produced in the South that were exported to Great Britain throughout the 19th Century? Cotton, Wheat, Wool, Steel

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Cotton

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True or False: The North favored high tariffs on imported goods.

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True

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True or False: The South opposed high tariffs on imported goods.

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True

Front

Which founding father included a strong antislavery statement in his draft of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson