American Revolution Final

What common slogan described the main grievance of American colonists?

• "Give me liberty or Give me death"
• "No Taxation without Representation"
• "No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
• "Taxes are too high"

Which event is not commemorated on the state flag of North Carolina?

• Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

• Halifax Resolves

• Mecklenburg Resolves

How were the Boston Tea Party and Edenton Tea Party similar?

• They both were known for political involvement of women.
• They both protested unfair British laws and taxes.
• They both involved illegal destruction of British property.
• They both resulted in additional British acts to punish colonists.

How did London newspapers respond to the news of the Edenton Tea Party?

• They praised the bravery of the Edenton women.
• They mocked and ridiculed those who signed the Edenton petition.
• They called for the arrest of those who signed the Edenton petition.
• They thought the Edenton protest would have a significant impact on British tea exports.

Through the passage of the Halifax Resolves on April 12, 1776, North Carolina became the first colony to take an official stand for _______________.

• independence from Great Britain

• expansion into western North America

• the abolition of slavery

• strengthening mercantilism

OFFICIALLY gives American colonists independence from Great Britain? (Hint Think France)

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Yorktown

• 2nd Continental Congress

Which battle ended the American revolution?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Trenton

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Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration?

• Ben Franklin
• John Hancock
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…
The excerpt above is taken from the - 

• Magna Carta
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• U.S. Constution

Independence means:

• to formally discuss an issue
• freedom from control by another government or country
• a course of action taken by a government
• rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law

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