Declaration of Independence/American Revolution

What were American colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain called?

• Whigs
• Loyalists
• Royalists
• Democrats

What was the name for the colonial military force created to fight the British?

• mercenaries
• Redcoats
• Hessians
• Continental Army

In a democracy, the power to rule comes from

• God
• the King
• the People
• the Congress

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

• Stamp Act and Sugar Act 
• Tea Act and Trade Act
• Cookie Act and Cake Act
• Letter Act and Molasses Act

Why were the colonists being taxed so heavily?

• To pay for the French and Indian War

• Because the King felt like it

• Because they wanted a revolution

• They owed a lot of money to China

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Sam Adams

When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

• July 4, 1776
• July 4, 1676
• July 4, 1786
• July 4, 1766

What was the purpose of the Declaration?

• to declare independence from France.
• to declare independence from Germany.
• to declare independence from Cuba.
• to declare independence from England

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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

"No ________ without representation"

• voting

• taxation

• rights

• liberty poles