Review - WTP: Unit 1-5

What is the Declaration of Independence?

• A document that lists the Founders' complaints against the British king

• A special statement to explain why the American colonies wanted to be independent

• A treaty signed between the American colonies and British rule

• A constitution written by the Founders for the new country

Why did the American colonies break away from British rule in 1776?

• To form an alliance with another country

• To adopt a new constitution

• To become a free country

• To elect a new British king

What does the Declaration of Independence describe?

• The economic strategies of the American colonies

• The major ideas the Founders had about government

• The cultural heritage of the American colonies

• The military strategies used in the American Revolution

Which term refers to the political body that ultimately declared the thirteen American colonies independent from British rule?

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Patriots

• Loyalists

What is the name of the document that announced the separation of 13 American colonies from Great Britain?

• American Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Who were the colonists known for their support of the British government during the American Revolution?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

What is the term used to describe the individuals who supported the colonial revolt during the American Revolution?

• Loyalists

• First Continental Congress

• Patriots

• Principle

Which event was the gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies in the early stages of the American Revolution?

• Second Continental Congress

• Declaration of Independence

• First Continental Congress

• American Revolution

What did the British government allow the colonists to do for many years before the 1760s?

• Pay taxes to the British government

• Govern themselves

• Vote for people to represent them in the British government

• Control their own trade

What action did the British government take in the 1760s that changed its relationship with the colonists?

• It allowed the colonists to govern themselves

• It began to tighten its control

• It stopped taxing the colonists

• It gave the colonists the right to vote