DOI and American Revolution

The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to what?

• Declare war on Great Britain

• force Spain to support the Revolutionary War

• Convince Great Britain to abolish slavery

• state the colonist's reasons for separating from Great Britain

The authors of the Declaration of Independence used the phrase "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." This phrase was used to identify

• unalienable rights

• legal rights

• states rights

• economic rights

Why was the Battle of Lexington and Concord significant?

• It was the 1st patriot victory and marked a turning point in the war

• It forced the British to surrender to the Patriots and end the war

• It initiated the war for independence from England

July 4, 1776 is an important date in American History because on that day

• the Battle of Lexington and Concord began

• The Articles of Confederation were adapted

• The Battle of Saratoga was fought

• the Declaration of Independence was adopted

Who was elected to be the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are found in what document?

• U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

If you wanted independence for freedom against Great Britain, what were you called?

• Patriot

• Loyalist

If you did not want to fight, and stay being part of the British Empire as British Citizens, you were called what?

• Patriot

• Loyalist

After Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the colonies organized boycotts of British goods. True or False

• True

• False

The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and the Quartering Act all contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by-

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians

• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

• angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament