American Revolution-Declaration of Independence

Which timeline shows English policies towards the American colonists in correct chronological order?

• Townshend Act-->Quartering of Troops-->Stamp Act-->Tea Act
• Quartering of troops-->Townshend Act-->Intolerable Acts--> Tea Act
• Stamp Act-->Quartering of Troops-->Tea Act-->Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Act-->Townshend Act-->Tea Act-->Quartering of troops

Which compliant is listed here
"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."

• quartering soldiers 
• dissolving legislatures 
• suspending trial by jury 
• limiting judicial power

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.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

The Preamble is...

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

Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?

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

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

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

• From its Constitution
• From its military
• From the elected representatives
• From the Consent of the Governed

According to the Declaration of Independence, what truths were "self-evident"?

• All men are created equal
• Rights are bestowed by good kings
• Government exists to protect us from ourselves
• Only a democracy can protect our rights

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

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