Week 9 Studies Weekly

How many parts are there in the Declaration of Independence?

• 2

• 4

• 12

• 56

Who proposed that the colonies ought to be independent states?

• King George

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• Richard Henry Lee

What was the proposed solution to the grievances about the king?

• to ally with France and Spain

• to force the king to step down

• to dissolve political connections

• to elect George Washington as king

What was a Loyalist?

• someone who was loyal to the American cause

• someone who didn't pick sides

• someone who was loyal to the British king and parliament

• someone who was loyal to their family

Who was the young college student who responded to Reverend Samuel Seabury?

• John Hancock

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Malcolm

• Andrew Jackson

Loyalist John Malcolm had a conflict with what Patriot?

• Samuel Adams

• George Hewes

• Thomas Hutchinson

• Samuel Seabury

Who sent the Declaration of Independence to King George?

• John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Who responded to the colonies’ declaration?

• the king

• a lawyer

• Parliament

• a newspaper

What was Parliament’s reaction to the Declaration of Independence?

• They called the colonists ungrateful and misled.

• The voted to reduce the tax burden on the colonies.

• They attempted to apologize and ask for forgiveness.

• They were shocked the colonists said the king was wrong.