Unit 4, Declaration of Independence

Salutary neglect

• was the policy by which England governed the colonies for the first 150 years

• was the policy England governed the colonies by after the French and Indian War

• was the name of the document that King George sent to the colonies after the French and Indian War

• was what colonists accused King George of in the Declaration of Independence

The Olive Branch Petition caused

• a peace treaty between England and the colonies

• the Revolutionary War

• King George to respond with a counter offer

• King George to declare the colonies in open rebellion

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was

• Robert Livingston

• Thomas Jefferson

• Roger Sherman

• Benjamin Franklin

The 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence are

• Preamble, Forward, Prologue, Resolution

• Preamble, Grievances, Complaints, Solution

• Prologue, Natural Rights, Problem, Solution

• Preamble, Natural Rights, Grievances, Resolution

In a true direct democracy

• the people choose representatives to make laws for them

• the people governed themselves

• the people directly choose their king

• the government directs all aspects of people's lives

How did the English Bill of Rights change the nature of the English government?

• It set the principle of taxing people in return for having rights.

• It made Parliament more powerful than the monarch.

• It increased the power of the monarch

• It made England a direct democracy.

Which condition in the Middle Colonies encouraged the growth of Philadelphia and New York as busy port cities?

• an ideal location for fishing

• a large population of slaves

• soil and climate suited for cash crops

• a large supply of wood suited for ship building

Why did colonists dislike how governors were chosen in many colonies?

• They did not understand the process

• Since the governors were chosen by the king, they favored the king

• The colonists did not trust the colonial legislatures

• They preferred a system of direct democracy

How did the Second Continental Congress respond to British policies?

• They started the French and Indian War

• They chose a committee to write the Declaration of Independence

• They passed the Tea Act allowing a British company to import tea to the colonies without paying taxes

• They hired Thomas Paine to write Common Sense

Which legislation by Parliament stated its rights to pass laws and make decisions for the colonies?

• the Declaratory Act

• the Proclamation of 1763

• the Stamp Act

• the Coercive Acts