The Road to Independence

Front

What is a tax?

Back

A tax is money people pay to the government.

Front

True or False: The French government put a tax on tea.

Back

False

Front

What is a merchant?

Back

A person who owns a business that buys and sells goods.

Front

True or False: The colonists were upset with the British for taxing their tea.

Back

True

Front

______ is a place ruled by a country from far away.

Back

Colony

Front

True or False: After the Intolerable Acts, the British and the colonists were enemies.

Back

True

Front

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

Back

Thomas Jefferson

Front

What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?

Back

All people are created equal.

Front

Where do governments get their power? Options: from the president, from the constitution, from the people

Back

from the people

Front

What did the Declaration declare about the colonies?

Back

The colonies are free and independent.