Ch. 5 History

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• Thomas Paine

The intended audience for the Declaration of Independence was

• The British

• The Colonists

• Both

Inalienable rights

• Can not be taken away

• Have to be earned

• Are given to us by the government

According the the Declaration of Independence, the purpose of governments

• decide how we live our lives

• make sure we have jobs

• protect unalienable rights

Government gets its power from

• the president

• the people

• the supreme court

We alter or abolish our government/laws today by

• voting

• yelling

• violence

Officials accused of a crime were tried in Great Britain and not the colonies was a part of the

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

Forcing residents to house soldiers was part of the

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

The Proclamation of 1763 did the following

• prevented the colonists from moving west

• gave the British the right to search colonial goods

• taxed all imports

How did the colonists react to the passing of the Proclamation of 1763?

• Went along with all parts

• ignored it

• Had the Boston Tea party