Declaration of Independence

War from 1754-1763 fought over beaver furs/skins. It cost England a fortune and resulted in the King creating new taxes that the American colonists hated.

• American Revolution

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

• French Revolution

Law that made colonists house soldiers.

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• Quartering Act

• Tea Act

What often happened to tax collectors to intimidate them.

• tarring and feathering

• hanging

• stocks and pillory

• the brank

Thomas Jefferson said that all .............. have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• children

• women

• men

• people

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

• 1783

• 1776

• 1787

• 1681

An American colonist loyal to the King during the American Revolution would have been called a loyalist or a

• tory

• patriot

• traitor

• defender

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Hutchingson

• Thomas Edison

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Reasons why the American colonists won the Revolutionary War include all of the following except

• the French helped

• a better reason for fighting--freedom

• home field advantage

• the Spanish helped

What percent of American colonists wanted to be independent from the King of England?

• 100

• 50

• 33

• none

Which of the following were decisions needing to be made by America after the Revolutionary War?

• what to do with slaves

• creating American money

• choosing a leader

• all