DOI and British Policies Test

Which grievance contributed to the American colonists' desire for independence?

• British policies had made frontier lands too expensive.

• The king had denied the colonists their freedom of religion.

• The British government had been too generous to the Indian tribes.

• The British government had taxed the colonists without their consent.

What was the main purpose of the tar-and-feathering shown in this British caricature of the colonists?

• to protest their being taxed without their consent

• to protest the high cost of British manufactured goods

• to protest British involvement in the French and Indian War

• to protest the quartering of troops in colonists' own homes

The diagram below describes causal relationships leading to the Declaration of Independence. Which event completes the diagram?

British attempt to tax colonists.---> Colonists protest British policies.---> ??? ---> Declaration of Independence is issued.

• British gave up the attempt to tax the colonists.

• British apply armed force against the colonists.

• British agree to give the colonists their independence.

• British grant the colonists representation in parliament.

In the 1760s and the 1770s, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea act, and Intolerable Acts. What was the impact of these British colonial policies?

• Indian tribes were able to keep their lands.

• Colonists began to think of becoming independent.

• The British government was able to pay off its debts.

• The French were defeated in the French Indian War.

Which complaint against King George lll was stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• He had quartered his troops among the colonists.

• He had forced the colonists to accept the practice of slavery.

• He had required the colonists to trade with French merchants.

• He had failed to defend the colonists in the French and Indian War.

Which source publicized the concept of "natural rights," later found in the Declaration of Independence?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• John Locke on the social contract

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an "unalienable right" that all governments should protect?

• the right to social equality

• the right to personal liberty

• the right to religious equality

• the right to elect government officials

The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence (1776).

"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our legislatures..."

Which section of the Declaration contained this passage?

• its list of colonial grievances

• its justification of the conduct of the colonists

• its theory of government based on a social contract

• its announcement of American independence from Britain

Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?

• "The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state."

• "The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals."

• "The main purpose of government to protect the rights and privileges of His majesty, the king."

• "The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality."

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, driving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

According to this passage, what is the principal role of the government?

• to promote greater social equality

• to protect the natural rights of citizens

• to glorify the ruler in the eyes of the creator

• to help individuals cooperate against the forces of nature