AKS 33b Review

What was significant about Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and George Walton?

• They each represented Georgia at the Stamp Act Congress.

• They each represented Georgia at the First Continental Congress.

• They each signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of Georgia.

• They each went to Philadelphia as unofficial representatives to the Second Continental Congress.

What country did The United States declare independence from?

• Britain
• France
• Spain
• Belgium

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

• detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
• listed a man's natural rights.
• introduced the Declaration.
• concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

The Preamble is...

• in the beginning of the Declaration...
• the conclusion.
• in the middle.
• not in the Declaration.

Which of the following does NOT describe a section of the Declaration of Independence?

• A. a list of injustices committed by the King of England

• B. a statement of the American philosophy of government

• C. an outline of the structure of a new American government

• D. a statement severing connections with the King of England

An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair.

• Grievances

• Preamble

• Battle of Kettle Creek

What is the reason for the Preamble part of the Declaration of Independence?

• colonist’s desire to be free of British rule.

• various complaints of the colonists against King George III

• conditions for a peace treaty to end the American Revolution.

• reason for the document and beliefs about the natural rights of the people.

What is the purpose of the declaration section of The Declaration of Independence?

To state the

• colonist’s desire to be free of British rule.

• conditions for a peace treaty to end the American Revolution.

• various complaints of the colonists against King George III.

• reason for the document and beliefs about the natural rights of the people.