WorksheetsVS.5a
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does taxation without representation mean?
a)
to have a voice in government
b)
to tax someone with NO say in government
c)
to do whatever you want
2.
During the Revolutionary War what was the name of the government in England
a)
Congress
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
parliament
3.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Smith
4.
The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the
a)
people
b)
the king
c)
congress
5.
What document explained the reasons that led to the Revolutionary War?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Charter
6.
How did the colonists believe they should be governed?
a)
They believed they should be governed by the king
b)
They believed they should be governed by local assemblies
c)
They believed they should not be governed
7.
What was the English Parliament's belief about the way the colonists should be governed?
a)
The Parliament believed the colonies should govern themselves
b)
The Paraliment believed that no one should govern
c)
The Parliament believe they had legal authority over the colonies
8.
The Declaration of Independence states reasons for
a)
freedom
b)
compromise
c)
cooperation
9.
What document gave the reasons for independence and ideas for self government?
a)
Declaration of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
10.
Parliament believed it had the right to _____ the colonies.
a)
love
b)
call
c)
tax
d)
ignore
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