TCI Lesson 6: The Declaration of Independence

Patrick Henry gave a famous speech that ended with the words, "Give me liberty or give me death?" With which group did he identify himself?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• British citizens

• members of Parliament

The Continental army was composed of . . .

• troops from all of the colonies

• troops from throughout Great Britain

• only troops from New England

• only troops from Virginia or Massachusetts

Which of these describes the mood of most colonies immediately following the events at Lexington and Concord?

• They were reluctant to start a war

• They were eager to declare war against Great Britain

• They sided with Loyalists against the Patriots

• They wanted to move to Great Britain

Which of these best describes the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• The British won decisively

• The militia won by a narrow margin

• The militia surrendered to the British

• The British won but suffered many losses

Why was George Washington chosen to be a military leader?

• He had experience

• He wanted the role

• He was very wealthy

• He was highly educated

What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?

• It instilled fear of war in the colonists

• It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain

• It persuaded many colonists that American should be independent

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

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• to start the American Revolution

• to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain

• to instruct how a country wins its freedom

• to explain why colonies were separating from Great Britain

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

• To persuade British troops to leave Boston

• to encourage colonists to join the army

• the convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act

• to ask King George to make peace with the colonies

How do Natural Rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?

• People are born with natural rights

• People can vote to choose natural rights

• Natural rights are only given to citzens

• Natural rights come from the government

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

• it might lead to demands to free enslaved Africans

• it was an unimportant issue in the colonies

• it was unfair to blame the king for enslaving Africans

• it might offend merchants who profited from the slave trade