Declaration of Independence

What were the three key events that led to the American Revolution? (Pick 3)

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Patriots

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

According to the text, why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To explain the Outline of Rights

• To make everyone happy

• To explain why the colonists were separating from Great Britain

• To explain the idea of life

What are the three unalienable rights an individual is born with? (Pick 3)

• Loyalty

• Liberty

• Life

• Pursuit of Happiness

What were the main components of the Declaration of Independence? (Pick 3)

• Lists of Grievances (complaints)

• Women

• Preamble

• Outline of Rights

According to the text, who was the king of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?

• King George

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

• Paul Revere

Thomas Jefferson believed the king was an “unfit ruler” because:

• He imposed taxes without consent.

• He was a benevolent leader.

• He promoted religious freedom.

• He supported the American colonies.

What did the signers of the Declaration of Independence declare? (Pick 2)

• They no longer owe allegiance to the British crown

• They wrote to the king that they didn’t want to stay

• They no longer have freedom

• The united colonies were free and independent

“For imposing taxes on us without our consent” — what does this mean?

• The British people didn’t have a voice, so the British government taxed them

• The British government taxed the colonists with their approval

• The British gave permission to tax them

• The British taxed the colonists without their approval

“For abolishing the free system of English laws … so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these colonies” — what does this mean?

• The British passed laws without the colonists' approval

• The British were nice to pass the laws because the colonists allowed it

• The British were mean to pass the laws

• The British passed laws with the colonists' approval

“He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly, for opposing … his invasions on the rights of the people” — what does this mean?

• The colonists didn’t have a voice; the king didn’t allow them to vote

• The king allowed them to vote

• The colonists were sad, so the king made them happier

• The king went to houses to say nice things