Declaration of Independence

What is the connection between natural rights and government? 

• government is meant to provide services 
• people have the right to alter government 
• people have certain unalienable rights
• government is meant to protect rights

What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

• Boycott British goods

• Made their own goods

• Decided they didn't need goods

• Stopped paying all of their taxes

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights that government cannot take away

• Rights that government takes away

• rights for aliens

• Government is needed to promote equality

Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Quartering Act

• Housing Act

What are the three unalienable rights that all people have?

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing
• Life, Liberty and Death
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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

What technique did the colonists use to show their opposition to the taxes imposed by Parliament and the King?

• held the tax collectors hostage until the king agreed to repeal the taxes

• killed the tax collectors

• boycotted British goods

What was the motto of the American colonists to show their disapproval of not having a voice in the British Parliament?

• we won't pay to play your game King George III

• no taxation without representation

• down with the crown

How did the Second Continental Congress respond to British policies?

• They started the French and Indian War.

• They chose a committee to write the Declaration of Independence explaining why the colonies should be free.

• They sent the Olive Branch petition, a compromise with the King, which he refused

• They hired Thomas Paine to write Common Sense.

How did the Second Continental Congress respond to British policies?

• They started the French and Indian War.

• They chose a committee to write the Declaration of Independence explaining why the colonies should be free.

• They passed the Tea Act, allowing a British company to import tea to the colonies without paying taxes.

• They hired Thomas Paine to write Common Sense.