Declaration of Independence & the Articles of Confederation

What are the three unalienable rights that all people have?

• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

What are the three unalienable rights that all people have?

• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

What is the main purpose of government?

• To protect the rights of the people
• To protect the life of people's things
• To give people things

To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?

• The world
• George Washington
• One Republic & Timabland
• King George

The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?

• They needed a tax collector
• That they had no voice in Parliament
• That they wanted their tax check
• That Parliament had heard them

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To stop taxes from the British Empire.
• To make a United States army.
• To gain independence from the British Empire
• To establish a new form of government.

The Declaration of Independence _____.

• declared that the colonists were free from English rule
• listed grievances that the colonists had against the King of England
• stated that all men are created equal, with cerain rights
• all of the above

What two acts did the British Parliament make that put very high taxes on paper and sugar?

• The Boston Port Act and The Quartering Act
• The Sugar Act and The Massachusetts Government Act
• The Stamp Act and Sugar Act
• The Quartering Act and The Stamp Act

What is the importance of the 3rd Section, Grievances: Justification for Independence?

• States that people have rights that cannot be taken away and the purpose of a government
• It's where members of Congress signed & pledged their loyalty to one another & formally declared independence
• General statement of why the colonies are just in declaring independence
• States why it is being written, which was to break away from Britain. 

Why did Shays’ Rebellion exhibit weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays’ Rebellion showed Americans the Articles of Confederation was a perfect form of government.
• Shays’ Rebellion proved that America needed a stronger central government.
• Shays’ Rebellion allowed showed that the states needed more power.
• Shays’ Rebellion showed how America was becoming a monarchy.