What effect did 'Common Sense' have in the colonies?

It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.

It instilled fear of war in the colonies.

It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.

It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.

The Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence in order to...

...explain the reasons for the colonists’ separation from Great Britain

...guarantee the individual rights of citizens against government abuse

...create a stronger central government for the thirteen new states

...provide a method for territories to become new states

in the beginning of the Declaration...

What are unalienable rights?

Rights given in the Constitution

How are "natural rights" different from other rights?

People are born with natural rights.

People can choose to vote for natural rights.

Natural rights are given only to citizens.

Natural rights come from the government.

What are the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

All men are created equal, all men have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, government gets its power from the people

The only rightful purpose of government is to protect our basic rights and having a monarchy is an unnatural way to select a leader

It needed to be explained and justified to the world why we were declaring our independence from Great Britain.

King George III created an absolute tyranny and the Declaration of Independence proves that

According to the Declaration of Independence, from where does government get the power to achieve its purpose?

from the "consent of the governed"

from the "permission of the king"

from the "authority of parliament"

In the Declaration of Independence the author states that the Americans hold "these truths to be self-evident." Which of the following is one of these truths?

all citizens have a right to vote

According to the Declaration of Independence, when government becomes oppressive of the people's rights, the people have the right to...

alter or abolish it and institute a new government

ignore laws that people don't like or agree with

meet in secret congresses to discuss solutions

call for elections to choose new rulers

What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Press

Life, Freedom of Speech, and Property

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

detailed the colonists' complaints with the King.

concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?

He denied the colonists their rights.

He was not born in Great Britain

He was not elected by Parliament

He lived far away from the colonies.

In a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson charged the king with violating the "sacred rights of life and liberty.... of a distant people by carrying them into slavery." This passage was removed for all of these reasons except...

it was unimportant issue in the colonies.

it might lead to demand to free slaves.

it was unfair to blame the king for enslaving Africans.

it might offend merchants who profited from the slave trade.

What is the purpose of the following lines from the declaration? "He has dissolved our legislative assemblies" “He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies” “For imposing taxes on us without consent” “For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury”

To justify independence by giving examples of complaints about rights violated by King George and the British government

To give examples of complaints against the American government, asking King George III to fix them

To request that the king protect certain rights and complain about rights that colonists didn't have

How could the British have prevented the American Revolution?

By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament

By forcing King George III to give up the throne

By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislatures

By increasing taxes on the colonists

Declaration of Independence

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which came first?

the beginning of the American Revolution

the Declaration of Independence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Boston Tea Party is an example of which of the following?

city tyranny

group boycotts

loyalist action

civil disobedience

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event completes the timeline?
1. First Continental Congress
2. Petition to King is sent to the King
3. ________________________
4. Second Continental Congress

the Boston Massacre defendants are tried

the Battles of Lexington and Concord

the Proclamation of 1763 bands westward settlement

the Stamp Act repealed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tyranny is best described by which of the following?

A government where all the power is in the hands of one person.

A government headed by a king or a queen.

A government that abuses its power.

A government where some citizens are not allowed to vote.

This is the secret colonial organization that caused trouble for the British via violence, boycotts, demonstrations and the Boston Tea Party was called the...

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Liberty

Sons of Freedom

Sons of Belichick

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Continental army was composed of _____________.

troops from all the colonies.

troops from throughout Great Britain

only troops from the New England colonies.

only troops from Virginia and Massachusetts.

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Declaration of Independence

38 questions

Which came first?

Why were the colonists being taxed so heavily?

The Boston Tea Party is an example of which of the following?

What event completes the timeline?
1. First Continental Congress
2. Petition to King is sent to the King
3. ________________________
4. Second Continental Congress

Tyranny is best described by which of the following?

This is the secret colonial organization that caused trouble for the British via violence, boycotts, demonstrations and the Boston Tea Party was called the...

The Continental army was composed of _____________.

Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?

What effect did 'Common Sense' have in the colonies?

Which monarch ruled when the colonies declared their independence?

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Declaration of Independence

38 questions

Which came first?

Why were the colonists being taxed so heavily?

The Boston Tea Party is an example of which of the following?

What event completes the timeline?1. First Continental Congress2. Petition to King is sent to the King3. ________________________4. Second Continental Congress

Tyranny is best described by which of the following?

This is the secret colonial organization that caused trouble for the British via violence, boycotts, demonstrations and the Boston Tea Party was called the...

The Continental army was composed of _____________.

Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?

What effect did 'Common Sense' have in the colonies?

Which monarch ruled when the colonies declared their independence?

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What event completes the timeline?
1. First Continental Congress
2. Petition to King is sent to the King
3. ________________________
4. Second Continental Congress