
Colonial Grievances and Independence
Authored by Jada Fitzgerald
Social Studies
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
Bill of Rights
articles of confederation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This diagram describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
Which action completes this diagram?
Colonial agricultural trade increases.
Colonial religious devotion increases.
Colonial demand for political change increases.
Colonial demand for military assistance increases.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act?
The colonists began boycotting British goods.
The colonists started destroying British goods.
The colonists were able to produce their own goods.
The colonists established a blockade against British goods.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This passage is from a historical document.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
Which document contains this passage?
Articles of Confederation
English Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a colonial grievance identified in the Declaration of Independence?
suspending the quartering of soldiers
suspending trial by jury in many cases
requiring colonists to send representatives to Parliament
requiring colonial legislatures to meet in their jurisdiction
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This excerpt was written by Thomas Paine
The powers of governing … in the hands of the king … himself such an …. enemy to liberty … is he … a proper person to say these colonies, “YOU SHALL MAKE NO LAWS BUT WHAT I PLEASE.”
Based on this excerpt, which grievance against the king from the Declaration of Independence would Thomas Paine agree with?
persecuting immigrant groups
taking away religious rights
taking away political rights
persecuting racial groups
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This passage is from a historical document.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…"
What is the central idea of this passage?
Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government.
People have rights that cannot be denied by any government.
Government must equally distribute power among people.
Government is necessary to promote equality.
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