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Chapter 4 Section 2 Quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What action would a Loyalist have been likely to take during the Revolution?

a)

Attend Second Continental Congress

b)

Support the Olive Branch Petition

c)

Support the Declaration of Independence

d)

Join the Continental Army

2.

The resolution by Richard Henry Lee for independence was voted on after much debate by the Second Continental Congress on this date

a)

February 16, 1775

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

July 2, 1776

d)

July 4, 1791

3.

That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved;" From which document did the above excerpt most likely come from?

a)

Declaration Of Rights

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

4.

Which committee member has a pen/quill in his hand?

a)

Roger Sherman

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Ben Franklin

e)

Thomas Paine

5.
To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?
a)
The world
b)
King George
c)
George Washington
d)
No one
6.
Which of the following are identified in the quote?"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with ... Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..."
a)
economic rights
b)
unalienable rights
c)
legal rights
d)
states' rights
7.
Which of the following was the main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence?
a)
convince Great Britain to stop mercantilism in North America
b)
force Spain to support a Revolutionary War against England
c)
proclaim war on Great Britain due to lack of economic rights
d)
state the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain
8.

The colonial grievance listed below corresponds to which action taken by Great Britain?"For cutting off our trade to all parts of the world."

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Sugar Act

9.
The principles of government that Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence were most influenced by which of the following people?
a)
John Locke
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
King George III
d)
Charles de Montesquieu
10.
According to the Declaration of Independence, when government becomes oppressive of the people's rights, the people have the right to...
a)
ignore laws that people don't like or agree with
b)
meet in secret congresses to discuss solutions
c)
call for elections to choose new rulers
d)
alter or abolish it and institute a new government
11.

The Declaration of Independence states that the new States have all the powers any other nation has. Which of the following is NOT one of those named in the Declaration?

a)

the right to conclude peace

b)

the right to tax colonies

c)

the right to wage war

d)

the right to conclude peace

12.
What event completes the timeline?1. First Continental Congress2. Petition to King is sent3. ________________________4. Second Continental Congress
a)
the Boston Massacre defendants are tried
b)
the Battles of Lexington and Concord
c)
the Proclamation of 1763 bands westward settlement
d)
the Stamp Act repealed
13.
Tyranny is best described by which of the following?
a)
A government where all the power is in the hands of one person.
b)
A government headed by a king or a queen.
c)
A government that abuses its power.
d)
A government where some citizens are not allowed to vote.
14.
Which monarch ruled when the colonies declared their independence?
a)
George III
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
Henry VIII
d)
James VI
15.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
a)
an act of loyalty.
b)
an act of treason.
c)
an act of bravery.
d)
an act of insanity.
16.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
17.

What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

a)

Boycott British goods

b)

Made their own goods

c)

Decided they didn't need goods

d)

Stopped paying all of their taxes

18.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

Rights that you are born with that the government cannot take away

b)

Rights that you are born with that government takes away

c)

rights for aliens

d)

Government is needed to promote equality of rights

19.

Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Housing Act

20.

Which came first?

a)

the beginning of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord

b)

the Declaration of Independence

21.
a)

The colonial theory of government

b)

The colonial theory of government

c)

Grievances of the colonists against Britain

d)

False rumors spread by colonial newspapers

22.

The Declaration of Independence is most like a what?

a)

Love Letter

b)

Treaty

c)

Break-up letter

d)

Constitution

23.

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”

a)

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

b)

To give examples of complaints against the American government, asking King George III to fix them

c)

To request that the king protect certain rights and complain about rights that colonists didn't have

24.

An effect of the French and Indian War

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Colonists taxed to pay for the war

c)

Boycott of imported goods

d)

Boston Tea Party

25.

Why were the colonists being taxed so heavily?

a)

To pay for the French and Indian War

b)

Because the King felt like it

c)

Because they wanted a revolution

d)

They owed a lot of money to China

26.

What is the connection between natural/unalienable rights and government?

a)

government is meant to provide services

b)

people have the right to alter government

c)

people have certain unalienable rights

d)

government is meant to protect rights

27.

To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter" to ?

a)

The world

b)

King George

c)

George Washington

d)

No one

28.

Was John Hancock the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What character trait describes John Hancock?

a)

Lazy

b)

Brave

c)

Careful

d)

Fearful

30.

Military Leader of the continental army?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

John Hancock

d)

John Paul Jones

31.

Author of the Declaration of Independence

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Paul Revere

32.

Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Famous for saying,"Give me liberty,or give me death!" in a speech urging Virginia to join the war against Great Britain.

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Hancock

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

33.

British author who immigrated to the colonies prior to the start of the war.Wrote the pamphlet,common sense,which urged the colonists to go to war with Great Britain for their Independence

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

34.

Explain the Significance of Crispus Attucks.

a)

First of five to die in the Boston Massacre

b)

First of five to die in the Civil War

c)

First of five to die in the Sons of Liberty

d)

First of five to die in the Boston Tea Party

35.

Explain the Significance of Paul Revere

a)

Commander of the Continental Army

b)

Took part in the Boston Massacre

c)

Writer of Common Sense

d)

Soldier and Messenger during the American Revolution.

36.
Wife of John Adams; known for her letters to her husband that served as primary accounts of Revolutionary life
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
37.
President of the 2nd Continental Congress, first to sign the "Declaration of Independence"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Hancock
d)
Thomas Jefferson
38.
African American who was the first to be killed at the Boston Massacre. 
a)
James Armistead
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Franklin Douglas
39.
Author of "Common Sense" and " American Crisis" 
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
40.
Started the Sons of Liberty, participated in the Boston Tea Party.
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Samuel Adams
41.
Which of these best describes the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
a)
The British won, but suffered many losses.
b)
The militia won by a narrow margin.
c)
The British won decisively.
d)
The militia surrendered to the British.
42.
What did the declaration of independence NOT include?
a)
List of grievances
b)
preamble
c)
56 signatures of Congress members
d)
George Washington's signature
43.

What happened as the Redcoats marched back to Boston after they left Concord?

a)

The Redcoats burned every home

b)

The Colonists ambushed them all the way

c)

The Redcoats killed every colonist

44.

The phrase "don't fire until you see the white's of their eyes" means......

a)

shoot them in the face

b)

wait until they are close

c)

aim small miss small

d)

keep shooting

45.

Why did the British win the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

the Redcoats were on the high ground

b)

the Colonists ran out of ammunition

c)

a storm moved in and flooded the area

d)

the Colonists were professional soldiers

46.

Who volunteered for the impossible 300 mile journey in the dead of winter to bring valuable cannons to George Washington?

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

Benjamin Franklin

47.

The DOI and the Mayflower Compact both call for...

(a)  

48.

PICK 3****We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal... Which 3 groups were left out of the DOI?

a)

Natives

b)

Women

c)

Slaves

d)

children

e)

Immigrants

49.

....That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are____________,___________, &the pursuit of happiness

(a)