#4 EOC Practice

permission of those under the government's rule

• just powers

• self-evident

• pursuit of happiness

• consent of the governed

rights that cannot be taken away

• unalienable rights

• speech rights

• just powers

• consent of the governed

What is the purpose of the following lines from the declaration?

"He has dissolved our legislative assemblies"

“ He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies ” “For imposing taxes on us without consent”

“ For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury”

• To justify independence by giving examples of complaints about rights violated by King George and the British government

• To request that taxes were needed in the colonies

• A letter of thanks to the King for his loyalty to the colonies

Pain wrote the pamphlet known as Common Sense to change the minds of the people who wanted to peacefully settle their differences with the British government to fight for independence instead. Common sense was..

• A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support taxes created by Parliament

• A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support British rule

• A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine to King George in hopes of meddling the relationship between the colonies and Britain

• A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence

Which law was enacted after the Boston Tea Party

• Writs of Assistance
• Intolerable Act
• Quartering Act
• Stamp Act

Which act placed a tax on almost all printed materials?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Delcaratory Acts

According to the Declaration of Independence, when a government is "destructive", what should the people do?

• Abolish it and start a new one

• Obey the rules no matter what

• Move to another country

• Eat a large tub of ice cream and cry about it

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does a government get its power?

• The approval of the citizens under the government

• They hold power by themselves

• Through the Great Spaghetti Monster in the Sky

• From the king

The "Declaration of Independence" states that we have rights given to us by GOD, what are they called?

• Religious Rights

• Free Speech

• Civil Rights

• Unalienable Rights

What was Mayflower?

• A vegetable
• A ship
• A book
• A Nazi weapon