Unit 2 Test Corrections

How did Abigail Adams advocate for women's rights?

• 'I long to hear that you have declared an independency'

• 'Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.'

• 'all Men would be tyrants if they could.'

• 'we are determined to foment a Rebellion.'

Fill in the blank: Abigail Adams wrote to her husband in 1776, urging him to 'Remember the ______, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.'

Match the following grievances from the Declaration of Independence with their explanations:

• Denial of necessary laws

• He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.'

• Unfair trials

• Unfair trials'For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.'

• Lack of representation in British parliament

• 'He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people

• Unjust taxation

• 'For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.'

In the Declaration of Independence, which grievance best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• Quartering of troops

• Trade restrictions

• Lack of reprensetation
• Taxation without Representation

Which of these is a grievance of the Declaration of Independence?

• A. Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.

• B. Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.

• C. Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.

• D. Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia.

What are unalienable rights?

• rights that have been added as amendments

• rights that are specifically protected by the government

• rights that the citizen has when traveling outside the country

• rights that the government cannot take away without just cause

Which examples demonstrate an unalienable right according to the Declaration of Independence? Select TWO correct answers. Do NOT select more than two, if you select any more than TWO answer choices you will not receive any credit.

• People can show patriotism by choosing to join any of the armed forces.

• People can earn wealth by gaining money regardless of skill.

• People can be happy by doing lawful things that they enjoy.

• People should have the right to an education.

Explain the significance of unalienable rights in the context of the Declaration of Independence.

Which of these is not an unalienable right according to the Declaration of Independence?​

​ (a)  

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of happiness

• Right to Vote

Who wrote the following words? "That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

• John Marshall

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson