3.1 ED 311 Re-Engagement

What was the importance of Lexington and Concord?

• They were important trading ports during colonial times.
• They were the locations of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
• They were the sites of major battles during the Civil War.
• They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

Delegates of the Second Continental Congress met in _______.

• Boston
• Philadelphia
• New York City
• Washington D.C.

One goal of the Declaration of Independence was to _______.

• Explain why the colonists felt the need to be free from British rule.

• Reaffirm their loyalty to the British Crown.

• Give the colonies representation in Parliament.

• Ask France to help the colonies fight England.

Why did the British tax the American colonies?

• To pay off British debts from the French and Indian War

• To punish the American colonies
• To establish trade monopolies
• To promote economic growth

The Tea Act of 1773 placed taxes on imported tea.

• True

• False

Which Continental Congress created the Declaration of Rights and the Articles of Association?

• 1st Continental Congress

• 2nd Continental Congress

Which Continental Congress created the Continental Army, the Olive Branch Petition, and the Declaration of Independence?

• 1st Continental Congress

• 2nd Continental Congress

What does "No taxation without representation" mean?

• People should be taxed by a government even if they don't have a voice in that government through elected representatives.
• People should not be taxed by a government unless they have a voice in that government through elected representatives.
• No taxation means no government representation.
• Taxation is not related to government representation.

What are your 3 unalienable rights?

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Existence, oppression, and the pursuit of sorrow
• Health, slavery, and the pursuit of misery
• Death, captivity, and the pursuit of sadness

The Declaration of Independence incorporated ideas from which Enlightenment thinker?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke