Colonial Grievances and Independence

Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

• articles of confederation

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.

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.

This passage is from a historical document.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

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

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

This passage is from a historical document.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.

This passage is from a historical document.

"… That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it..."

Based on this passage, where should governments get their power?

• from the legislative branch

• from the executive branch

• from elected leaders

• from the public

This quote comes from a historical document.

"Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions." (John Locke)
Which of the following grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence demonstrates Locke’s influence on the colonists?

• “For imposing taxes on us without our consent.”

• “He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly.”

• “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed… our people.”

• “For imposing taxes on us without our consent.”

What is one way that the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence are evident today?

• equal employment opportunities

• voting rights amendments

• selective service

• term limits