Wednesday - Social Studies 3

Confict developed between England and the colonies because they disagreed over--

• the issue of slavery.

• the rights of women

• how the colonies should be governed.

• religious beliefs.

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to run the government belongs to --

• no one

• The king

• the people

• the Virginians

The colonies believed that England did not have the right to tax them because they --

• were too poor to pay taxes.

• had no representation in the English Parliament

• already had to pay taxes to other European countries.

• preferred to pay taxes to the First Americans instead.

The Virginia patriot who is remembered for his great speech "Give me liberty or give me death".

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Armistead Lafayette

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry