Declaration of Independence 2

What document did the colonists write to share their concerns with England and to break away?

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists started to trade more

• Colonists became more religious

• Colonists wanted change in the government

• Colonists wanted more help from the military

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights that government cannot take away

• Rights that government takes away

• rights for aliens

• Government is needed to promote equality

Where does government get their power?

• God

• Elected officials

• The people

• The President

If people want to change the government, which ideal from the DOI does that represent?

• Self-evident

• alter or abolish government

• Consent of the governed

• Unalienable rights

Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Quartering Act

• Housing Act

This was a direct response to the Boston Tea Party

• Declaration of Independence

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

What were the colonists response to the harsh taxes and English policies?

• Boycotted buying British stuff

• Went back to England

• Teamed up with the French and fought the Native Americans

• Killed the King

Why were the colonists being taxed so heavily?

• To pay for the French and Indian War

• Because the King felt like it

• Because they wanted a revolution

• They owed a lot of money to China

The French and Indian war was...

• French/Native Americans fought the British colonists for land

• French and Native Americans fought each other for land

• British colonists fought the Native Americans for food

• French/Native Americans fought British colonists for tea