Revolutionary Period Review Periods 7-8

Who is the audience for the Declaration of Independence?

• The King of England

• The American people

• The Parliament

• The British people

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which right is not in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life

• Liberty

• The pursuit of happiness

• Equality

Why does Franklin want the delegates to keep their divided opinions to themselves once the Constitution is approved?

• Tp speed up the process

• To agree to disagree

• So foreign nations couldn't use it against them

• To avoid judgments

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

 What was Benjamin Franklin’s stance on the Constitution, as expressed in his “Speech in the Convention”?

• He believed it was perfect and required no changes

• He had some reservations, but believed it was the best they could achieve at the time

• He was completely against it and advocated for its rejection

• He was indifferent and did not express a clear opinion

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What persuasive technique does Patrick Henry primarily use in his speech?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• All of these

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What makes amendment 9 different from the rest of the amendments?

• It is very specifc

• It is very vague

• It was vetoed by Ben Franklin

• It is the only amendment that mentions God

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In “The Crisis” by Thomas Paine, what are the summer soldiers and the sunshine patriot doing?

• “Shrink from the service of their country”

• “given us up to the care of devils;”

• “kept a tavern at Amboy”

• ”is not easily conquered;"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which quote directly states the reason this declaration had to be written?

• "We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us."

  
  

• "that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these end"

• "they should declare the causes which impel them to separation."

• "it becomes necessary to dissolve the political bands."

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Who was the Primary author the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does Phillis Wheatly emphasize in her poem?

• The beauty and strength of America

• The weakness and regret of the British

• The support for George Washington

• All of these

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9