Ch. 12 The Declaration of Independence

A body of soldiers who participated in required military service was called a(n) _____?

• founding fathers

• militia

• Second Continental Congress

• Declaration of Independence

A group of leaders who helped establish the new American Nation were called the ________.

• founding fathers

• militia

• Second Continental Congress

• Declaration of Independence

Colonists rang bells and lit bonfires for the Declaration because they were ______.

• surprised.

• angry.

• excited.

• worried.

Which of these ideas was in the Declaration of Independence?

• All rights can be taken away.

• People should obey governments even when they are unfair.

• Women and men are equal.

• Great Britain has ruled the colonies unfairly.

Although Thomas Jefferson believed in equality, he still ______.

• was poor.

• owned slaves.

• thought women should vote.

• respected the king.

At the beginning of the American Revolution, British troops fought against _____.

• knights on horseback.

• hired foreign soliders.

• a strong central army.

• colonial militias and Minutemen.

The _________ is the document that announced that the American's were breaking away from Great Britain.

• militia

• founding fathers

• Declaration of Independence

• Second Continental Congress

After Jefferson completed his draft of the Declaration of Independence, delegates ______.

• added language that would anger the British government.

• removed most discussion of slavery from the text.

• added that American Indians should be treated fairly.

• all of the above.

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to ______.

• offer the king one last chance.

• put an end to slavery.

• ask for money to solve problems.

• explain why the colonies should be free.

The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was ______.

• Thomas Jefferson.

• John Adams.

• George Washington.

• Benjamin Franklin.