Revolution #1

11.  We should pay our fair share to England.  We have wealth, religious freedom, and opportunity for all.  We are far better off than other countries.

• Loyalists
• Patriots

The statement below is an historical quote by Patrick Henry. The statement clearly demonstrates Henry’s position as what?
Quote “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"  

• An Undecided
• A conservative 
• A patriot
• A loyalist

The Colonists agreed to what in the First Continental Congress?

• Accept the penalties
• Boycott British goods
• To disarm themselves from the British
• To cry dramatically until the got what they wanted

Lexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?

• Revolutionary War

• World War I

• War of 1812

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

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

• detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
• listed a man's natural rights.
• introduced the Declaration.
• concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?

• “The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
• “The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing
• Life, Liberty and Death
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

What was the historical significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

• The fighting ended colonists' resistance to British authority.
• The outcome proved that militias were no match for British troops.
• Britain gave up on any attempt to keep its North American colonies.
• The fighting signaled the start of the American Revolution.