Test 2 Declaration / Westward Expansion

Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?

• Common Sense was published.
• The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
• The American Revolution ends.
• The Declaration of Independence is signed.

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

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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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

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.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)

• Freedom of speech, religion, and press
• Life, liberty, and property
• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Voting, rebelling, and health

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CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

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The Preamble is...

• in the beginning of the Declaration...
• the conclusion.
• in the middle.
• not in the Declaration.

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

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

How did the 1763 Treaty of Paris - which ended the French and Indian (Seven Year’s) War – help start the American Revolution? 

• Since the treaty reduced the French threat, the British wanted to reduce their military presence, but still get the colonies to pay for the war.
• The treaty led to an increase in British military presence in the colonies, including having colonists quarter soldiers in peace time.
• Once the treaty was signed, the colonies had more in common with France than with Great Britain.
• The treaty gave Great Britain access to more land and they began to completely ignore the original colonies.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of a border that ran roughly along the 

• Great Lakes
• Atlantic Ocean
• St. Lawrence River
• Appalachian Mountains

What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?

• Ain't nobody got time for that

• No Taxation without Representation

• Free the people

• British people SMELL