Unit 2 on the Declaration of Independence (Civics)

The American colonies were angry at the English government for what main reson?

• The government denied people their rights.

• The government forced people to pay taxes.

• The government appointed King George 111 to be king of England.

• The British government made a deal with France.

The People of the Colonies believed they had rights because:

• They were given rights under the Magna Carta.

• They were told they had rights under the US Bill of Rights.

• They were given rights under the US Constitution.

• Their rights were protected under the English Bill of Rights.

The name "Intolerable Acts" was given to the laws passed by Britain in the 1760's because:

• The colonists could not tolerate ANY laws that were passed.

• They required people to be sent back to England.

• They were harsh and unfair laws.

• Only a few people in the colonies liked them.

One of the worst laws of the 1760's was a law requiring that all goods had to be taxed too and from the colonies called?

• The Declaratory Act.

• The Stamp Act.

• The Quartering Act

• The Quebec Act

This was a famous stamp used during the revolution to do what?

• Support the English Government against the rebels in the colonies!

• Opposed the English Government and their polices in the colonies!

• Sent a message to the colonies that this was their fate if they resisted.

• This was what the colonists wanted to do with the King.

The Declaration of Independence was:

• A document detailing the reasons why the colonies should separate from the British Empire!

• A document detailing the reasons why the colonies should stay a part of the British Empire.

• A document outlining the new constitution for the colonies as a united country but still loyal to England.

• A document that represented a new constitution for the New England colonies, separate from the Southern colonies.

This quote, seen here, refers to what?

• All human beings were economically equal to all others.

• All people were now politically equal to each other.

• That slavery would come to an end.

• That all women would now have the right to vote.

What is the meaning of the following quote, seen here, from the Declaration of Independence?

• That the King of England was a fair and just ruler of the colonies!

• That an unfair King should never rule over people who see themselves as free.

• That only a prince who treats someone unfairly, should never rule because he has not become a King.

• Kings, but never Queens, should ever rule over a free people, such as the people of the colonies!

What does the following quote, seen here, refer too?

• The King of England is an unfair ruler who rules with absolute power over the colonies!

• The King of England is a fair ruler who rules with fairness and a spirit of friendship over the colonies!

• The King of England was once a fair ruler but now is no longer fair.

• The King of Britain is different than the King of England who is actually more fair than the other king!

What is the Declaration of Independence an example of in the world today?

• It is an example of old English that is no longer spoken!

• It is an example of bad grammar that still frustrates people who read it.

• It is an example of a breakup letter between a colony and the mother country.

• It is an example of a formal letter to remain part of the British Empire.