Bill of Rights

What is the first amendment?

• right to bear arms to protect yourself

• right to a trial by jury

• freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press and petition

• person will not be subject to cruel and unusual punishment

What is the name of the first ten amendments?

(a)  

What was Patrick Henry's famous quote?

• Give me liberty or give me death!

• Give me liberty or give me freedom!

• Give me freedom or give me death!

• Give me liberty or give me money!

What meeting was held in Philadelphia in 1774 that discussed the problems the colonist were having?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The First Continental Congress

• The Natural Rights

• The Second Continental Congress

Who wrote the majority of The Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

What was the declaration meant to do?

• respond to tyranny from King George III

• unite Great Britain and the colonist

• pay for the Boston Tea Party

• allow colonist to pay taxes and be on Parliament

What meeting was in 1775 that discussed colonist breaking away from England and becoming independent?

• Second Continental Congress

• The Declaration of Independence

• First Continental Congress

• The Natural Rights

What is freedom from another's control?

• tyranny

• liberty

• congress

• independence

What are rights that belong to every human called?

• natural rights

• human rights

• everything rights

• land rights

What is a meeting or a convention?

• liberty

• independence

• congress

• tyranny