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WorksheetsLesson 5 and 6 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Piane
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
What would've happened to the writers of the D.O.I. if Great Brian had won?
They would have been rewarded with honorary kingships
They would've been forced to pay very very very high taxes
They would've been hung for treason
They would be British
The document written to declare the American colonies as a free independent nation is called what?
Common Sense
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Named after a symbol of peace, written by John Adams asking the king for peace, this letter is called what?
D.O.I
B.O.I.
Common Sense
Olive Branch Petition
What were the colonists trying to express with the phrase, "No taxation without representation"
They were trying to get out of paying their taxes
Colonists believed that this was unfair because they had no representation in Parliament
They thought King George was a tyrant
They didn't want to be a part of the British government anymore
What was Thomas Jefferson's job while writing the Declaration of Independence?
To declare their independence
To motivate the troops
To explain to the world why they were separating from Great Britain
To explain to the world why the colonies wanted to go to war with the British
"All men are created equal with unalienable rights, like life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" This is an example of what kind of rights?
Unalienable
Natural Rights
Unnatural rights
Common Sense
Which English Enlightenment philosopher influenced Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the D.O.I.?
Thomas Paine
John Adams
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
What is the main crime that the King of England committed?
Taxing the colonists
He did not protect the colonists natural rights
He was really really really really mean.
He did not prosecute the soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre
How did colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
They bombed multiple British forts
They smuggled in goods from France
They started major riots
They sent delegates to the Continental Congress
Who wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
What significant role did the Sons of Liberty have prior to the American Revolution?
They wrote the Declaration of Independence
They organized protests and boycotts in order to protest British policies and laws
They created a militia
They created laws the forbid taxing colonists
