Day 6: Texas Government

Which European country colonized the east coast of North America during the 1600s and 1700s and originally owned our country?

• Great Britain

• England

• France

• Mexico

What did you call British citizens who moved to the east coast of North America during the 1600s and 1700s to settle there?

• A human

• Colonist

• Traveler

• Mover

Which three important documents helped the United States gain its freedom?

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• Preamble

How did the 13 English colonies of North America gain independence from Britain?

• They didn't get their independence

• They fought for their independence

• They got free

How did the American colonists let Britain know that they wanted to break away and be a free country?

• They wrote the constitution

• The created the declaration of Independence

• The fought a war

• The wrote the bill of rights

What do we celebrate on July 4th every year?

• A party

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• To have a day to have fun

• The wrote the bill of rights

What are the three parts of the Declaration of Independence?

• The Preamble, the charges against King George III and the conclusion

• The preamble and the conclusion

• charges against King George III and the preamble

From which document do these words come, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal…."

• The Declaration of Independence

• The bill of rights

• The constitution

What do you call a written plan for government?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The declaration of Independence

What part of a document is a preamble?

• Introduction or beginning

• The end of a document