The American Revolution

Which of the following individuals was a Founding Father involved in the American Revolutionary efforts?

• Albert Einstein

• Thomas Jefferson

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

Fill in the blank: _______ was a Founding Father who contributed to the American Revolutionary efforts.

• George Mason

• Leonardo da Vinci

• William Shakespeare

• Ludwig van Beethoven

What does the Declaration of Independence begin by announcing?

• The need for a new government

• The necessity for people to end ties and explain their reasons

• The importance of economic growth

• The value of education.

The American theory of government is based on a belief in ______.

• economic growth

• military power

• natural rights

• technological advancement

What is the main idea expressed in the passage from the Declaration of Independence?

• The right to free speech

• The right to alter or abolish destructive government

• The right to bear arms

• The right to privacy.

The theory of government expressed in the passage is based on ______.

• Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan

• John Locke's Social Contract

• Rousseau's Social Contract

• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws.

What is one of the main arguments found in the Declaration of Independence regarding government?

• Governments should never be changed.

• People have the right to abolish a government that violates their rights.

• Governments are more important than individual rights.

• People should not question their government.

According to the Declaration of Independence, when can people change their government?

• When they disagree with a few decisions.

• When there is a long pattern of abuses.

• When they feel like it.

• When they want more power.

Which of the following was a grievance listed against the British King in the Declaration of Independence?

• Approving necessary laws

• Imposing taxes without colonists' consent

• Supporting colonial legislature

• Encouraging trial by jury.

The Declaration of Independence lists several grievances against the British King, including ________ troops in colonists' homes.

• quartering

• removing

• supporting

• avoiding