The Road to Independence

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Why were the Coercive Acts nicknamed the Intolerable Acts?

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Colonists thought that they were harsh and unfairly took away some rights.

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Whose enlightenment idea inspired Thomas Jefferson to write "...endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." in the D.O.I?

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John Locke

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What is this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence referring to? "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."

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Social Contract

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Which statement describes a role of the government? Options: to only protect government officials, to only protect property owned by government officials, to protect natural rights of all citizens, to protect only people who vote

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to protect natural rights of all citizens

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What is the main idea of this passage? "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."

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People have rights that cannot be denied or taken away by any government.

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Based on the quote, where should governments get their power? "...That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,..."

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from the people

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What is "Consent of the governed"?

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government gets its power from the people

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Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?

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Declaration of Independence

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Following the French and Indian War, King George issued a __________ forbidding colonists from settling in lands won from France.

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proclamation

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The colonists responded to the Stamp Act by

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boycotting British goods.