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​VS.5a

Revolution & Independence​

Link to transcript of Declaration of Independence. ​

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript​

​Picture of Declaration of Independence.

You will use the study guide passage to answer the following questions. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the correct words. ​

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​The answers are word for word in the passage.

​VS.5a

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Multiple Choice

Conflicts developed between the _______and Great Britain over how the colonies should be governed.

• colonies

• states

• countries

• continents

Multiple Choice

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

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Germans/Socts-Irish

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​Great Britain is the name of the British empire. England is included in Great Britain. This means the colonies, including Virginia, were part of Great Britain.

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​England is circled RED

Multiple Choice

England is not part of Great Britain?

• True

• False

​The English colonies, located in North America are circled in blue. There were 13 original colonies, Virginia is included. These 13 colonies were governed by England/Great Britain. Governed means ruled by law.

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​English colonies are circled in blue

Multiple Choice

Virginia is not part of Great Britain?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Governed means to be ruled by law?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

England and the 13 colonies are not part of Great Britain in the early 1700s?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

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

• governed

• ruled

• controlled

Multiple Choice

The ________ __ ________ gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government.

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Confederation

• Independence from Great Britain

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence gave reasons for __________ and ideas for self-government

• independence

• debt

• architecture

• agriculture

• economy

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence gave reasons for independence and ideas for ____-government

• self

• democratic

• economic

• agrarian

​We are now studying the early 1700's in Virginia.

Multiple Choice

What years are we studying?

• early 1700s

• 1640s

• late 1700s

• 1900s

Multiple Choice

The _______ and the British Parliament disagreed over how the colonies should be governed.

• colonists

• loyalists

• government

Multiple Choice

The colonists and the British _______ disagreed over how the colonies should be governed.

• Parliament

• King

• Queen

• colonists

​Parliament is the legislature, or lawmaking group, in the government of the United Kingdom (Great Britain)/England.

Multiple Choice

Parliament believed it had ______ _______in the colonies, while the colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority.

• legal authority

• illegal authority

• agricultural authority

• economic authority

Multiple Choice

Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies, while the colonists believed their ____ ________ had legal authority.

• local assemblies

• general assemblies

• house of burgesses

• governors council

Multiple Choice

Parliament believed it had the right to ______ the colonies, while the colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no representation in Parliament.

• tax

• debt

• credit

• represent

​Government gets money simply by demanding a certain amount from its citizens. This money is called a tax.

Multiple Choice

Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies, while the colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had ______ representation in Parliament.

• no

• some

• little

• more than enough

Multiple Choice

Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies, while the colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no __________ in Parliament.

• representation

• authority

• control

Representation means that colonists had no say in how they were governed. Today, we vote for officials who represent us. In the 1700's, People living in England, Parliament, had ultimate say over the colonies.

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence, written by _____ _______, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• Chief Powhatan

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to _____ and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• kings

• queens

• princes

• princesses

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created _____ and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• equal

• different

• to be seperate

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created equal and have rights to _____, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• life

• study

• live

• architecture

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, _______, and the pursuit of happiness.

• liberty

• freedom

• agriculture

• economy

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of ________.

• happiness

• religion

• currency

• credit

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

Multiple Select

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created equal and have rights to ____, ______, and the _______ ____ ______.

• life

• liberty

• pursuit of happiness

• economy

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​Simply put for VS.5a

​Revolution in Virginia

​Virginia, and the other English colonies, felt they were being unfairly taxed. Because the colonists did not have representation in Parliament, they felt their voice was not being heard. This led to colonists declaring independence from England/Great Britain.

Reasons why the colonies went to war with Great Britain

• Disagreement ​over how the colonies were governed.

• Parliament believed it had legal authority over colonies.

• Colonies believed that local assemblies had authority.

• ​Parliament believed they had the right to tax colonists.

• Colonists believed they should not be taxed with representation in Parliament.

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