Social Studies

Who ruled the colonies in North America?

• Parliament

• Great Britain

• Patriots

• King George the 3rd

Who made the laws in Great Britain?

• England

• Great Britain

• Parliament

• French

What did Parliament and the Colonists disagree with?

• Legal authority and taxes

• There land

• Soldiers

• Patriots

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To express reasons the colonists wanted independence from Great Britain

• because the colonists thought it was unfair

( LOOK AT THE ANSWERS CLOSELY) According to the Declaration of Independence, all the people are created equal and have the right to ______, _________, and ________________.

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Liberty, life, and the pursuit of happiness

Because Great Britain and the colonists disagreed about how the colonists should be governed the colonists did what?

• Declared independence from Great Britain and the American Revolution/Revolutionary War began

• The Americans did not like it

During the war who did the American Indians side with?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Both

During the war who did the enslaved Americans side with?

• Some supported British because the promised them freedom

• Some supported Colonists because they promised freedom