DOI Quiz

What was the sugar act?

• lowered the tax on molasses

• colonist had to pay taxes on paper

• nothing, it was just a myth

• all of the above

Thomas Jefferson:

• Wrote DOI

• African American who was a messenger at Lexington

• leader at Constitutional Convention

• wrote plays of independence

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• sons of liberty dressed up as Mohawks, boarded the English ships, and dumped thousands of tea into the harbor

• was a party to celebrate the Tea Act

• bad laws that made colonist mad

• all of the above

What caused the Boston Massacre?

• a riot of colonist

• a forest fire

• french invasion

• all of the above

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.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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Why is July 4th a significant date to the Declaration of Independence?

• The Continental Congress approved the document

• It was when they started writing the document

• It was Jefferson's birthday

• It was the day they sent it to the King

What country did The United States declare independence from?

• Britain
• France
• Spain
• Belgium

What committee officially signed the Declaration of Independence? 

• Stamp Act Congress
• Continental Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• British Parliament

What did the declaration of independence NOT include?

• List of grievances
• preamble
• 56 signatures of Congress members
• George Washington's signature