Declaration of Independence, Articles of confederation, The Compromises, and Feds v. Anti Feds

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

What are the three unalienable rights that all people have?

• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?

• The world
• George Washington
• One Republic & Timabland
• King George

The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?

• They needed a tax collector
• That they had no voice in Parliament
• That they wanted their tax check
• That Parliament had heard them

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To stop taxes from the British Empire.
• To make a United States army.
• To gain independence from the British Empire
• To establish a new form of government.

The Declaration of Independence _____.

• declared that the colonists were free from English rule
• listed grievances that the colonists had against the King of England
• stated that all men are created equal, with cerain rights
• all of the above

What two acts did the British Parliament make that put very high taxes on paper and sugar?

• The Boston Port Act and The Quartering Act
• The Sugar Act and The Massachusetts Government Act
• The Stamp Act and Sugar Act
• The Quartering Act and The Stamp Act

Congress never had any money because under the Articles they did NOT have the power to ____.

• print money
• sell items to other countries
• tax
• spend money

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch
• only a legislative branch

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Provided for no common currency
• Weak central government
• All of the these