Unit 2 Exam

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

• Carl Marx

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?

• right to rebel

• natural rights

• popular sovereignty

• manifest destiny

This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Tea Act

This was a tax on all legal documents in the 13 Colonies.

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."

• Transportation
• Relaxation
• Representation
• Sensation

Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?

• Britain was in debt and needed money
• That was the agreement with the Native Americans
• They made too much money
• Townshend Acts

Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts
• Sugar Acts
• Quartering Acts
• Stamp Acts

The opening battles of the Revolutionary War were also known as "The shot heard 'round the world." What battles were these?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill

Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine
• George Washington