1.5 Pre-Quiz

Which English policies led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• The establishment of free trade with all countries.

• The raising of revenues through taxes without colonial representation.

• The protection of colonial rights through the Magna Carta.

• The promotion of westward expansion for colonists.

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

• 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 and Indian War.

The diagram below describes a series of events in U.S. history

Which statement completes the timeline?

• A desire for independence among the colonists grows

• The British Parliament repeals its unpopular legislation

• The colonists submit to the authority of the British Parliament

• The colonists are given representation in the British Parliament

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

• British policies had made frontier lands too expensive

• The King had denied the colonist 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

The excerpt below is from the Declaration of Rights and Grievances of the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774.

How did King George III respond to the action described in the excerpt?

• He approved the colonists’ decision to use a trade boycott.

• He supported the election of colonial representatives to Parliament.

• He ignored the colonists’ demands for change in government policy.

• He repealed the law declaring Parliament could pass laws for the colonies.