Declaration of Independence

Following the battles at Lexington and Concord, where did the Americans surround the British?

• New York City
• Boston
• Philadelphia

Though the British took control of Breed's Hill, why did the Americans see the lost battle as a confidence booster?

• They injured or killed many British soldiers.
• The battle cost the British most of their guns.

After the forts were built, the British sent waves of soldiers up Breed's Hill to try to take it back.  Who won?

• The British
• The Americans

Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

• George Washington
• Thomas Paine
• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine's Common Sense convinced colonists to

• fight the French

• want their independence

• be a Loyalist

• ask the king for forgiveness

Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson

In which city does the Second Continental Congress meet?

• Boston
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Charleston

According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?

• All men are created equal
• Rights are given by good kings
• Government exists to protect us from ourselves
• Only a democracy can protect our rights

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According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

• From the King
• From the Supreme Court
• From God
• From the people

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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 install their own king in America

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