The colonists believed that Parliament did not have the right to tax them because --
VS 5 Revolutionary War

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Martha Fuller
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
they already paid taxes to France.
they had no representation in Parliament.
they released legal authority of the colonies to the British Parliament.
the royal governor excused them from all taxes.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement represents how the colonists felt they should be governed?
They believed Parliament had legal authority.
They believed local assemblies had legal authority.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the --
kings
people
burgesses
Parliament
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Declaration of Independence states that all people are created equal and have _____________ to life, ___________, and the pursuit of ________________.
life, liberty, rights
rights, liberty, happiness
happiness, liberty, rights
liberty, happiness, rights
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
George Washington provided leadership for the colonists by --
serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
writing the Declaration of Independence.
leading the British militia
fighting against the American Indians.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What famous words to you expect to find in the article above?
"No work, no food!"
"No more taxes!"
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
"Give me liberty or give me death."
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