Monday QUIZ

Which British law required colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers?

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Tea Act

• The Sugar Act

What is the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To declare war on France

• To announce the colonies' separation from Britain

• To create a new tax system

• To form a new religion

Which document limited the power of the English monarch for the first time?

• The Magna Carta

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

• The English Bill of Rights

Which act placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

Which grievance in the Declaration of Independence refers to the king dissolving colonial legislatures?

• Imposing taxes without consent

• Keeping standing armies in peacetime

• Dissolving representative houses repeatedly

• Cutting off trade with other parts of the world

Who wrote "Common Sense," a pamphlet that encouraged colonists to seek independence?

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Which British policy closed Boston Harbor until damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Quartering Act

Which idea from the Declaration of Independence reflects John Locke’s theory of natural rights?

• The right to bear arms

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• The right to a fair trial

• Freedom of religion

Which document was signed by the Pilgrims to establish self-government in the colonies?

• The Magna Carta

• The Mayflower Compact

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

Which British policy taxed goods such as glass, paper, and tea?

• The Townshend Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act