What led to the creation of the United States?

What is the purpose of the
Declaration of Independence?

• To address colonial concerns about British policies.

• To show the colonists desire to move back to Great Britain.

• For the colonists to prove to the world that they were loyal British subjects.

Which of John Locke’s
Enlightenment Theories were
used in the Declaration of
Independence?

• People are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.

• Government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed.

• It is the role of the government to protect natural rights.

• All answers listed are correct

One of the many grievances
listed in the DOI was:
“For imposing Taxes on us without
our consent”
What was this in response to?

• In response to English policies imposed on the colonists

• It was England's response to the actions of the colonists

• It represent actions taken by the colonists to enforce English policies.

When the King denied the
colonists their natural rights,
which Enlightenment
thinker’s idea was this in
direct conflict with?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Payne

How did the British respond
to the Boston Tea Party?

• They passed more strict laws to further punish the colonists.

• They recognized colonial grievances and agreed not to pass any more taxes.

• They ordered troops to fire on colonial protestors at the Boston Harbor.

• They declared the colonists to be in a state of open rebellion and deemed them no longer worthy of the King's protection.

According to John Locke and
the Declaration of
Independence, the main role of the government is to protect citizen's natural rights.

• True

• False

The colonists' lack of
representation in Parliament
pushed the colonists to fight
for independence. Which of
John Locke’s big ideas was an
influence for this?

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Separation of Powers

• Freedom of Speech

Which part of the Declaration of Independence contains 27 complaints of the colonists including taxation without representation and quartering of soldiers?

• Lists of Grievances

• Preamble

• Declaration of Natural Rights

• Resolution of Independence

The political cartoon represents the colonist's views. What was the significance of this political cartoon?

• It represented the colonists’ fulfillment of English tax policies.

• It represented the colonists’ opposition to English tax policies.

• It demonstrated that Parliament controlled the colonists’ press outlets.

• It demonstrated that Parliament ignored the colonists’ media communications.

Which document was created to resolve the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights