WorksheetsTracker Test 2022 DOI
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
which of the following phrases from the Declaration of Independence emphasizes the importance of natural rights you are born with?
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another…”
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”
“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries…”
“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 of the following best explains why Patrick Henry’s speech, "Give me Liberty, or give me death," was important in rallying support for gaining independence from Great Britain?
It convinced James Madison, John Jay and Alexander Hamilton to write the Federalists Papers.
It convinced leaders like Benjamin Franklin to support the cause for writing the Olive Branch Petition.
It convinced colonists to support the patriot cause despite fears and the possibility of heavy sacrifices.
It convinced the delegates that going to war was disloyal to the King and could cost them their lives.
What were the goals of the Committees of Correspondence? PICK 2
To persuade Parliament to repeal the taxes imposed on the colonists.
To convince colonists to support the Stamp Act.
To persuade colonists to unite against British government policies.
To communicate with the other colonies.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense inspired people living in the thirteen colonies to do what?
Declare and fight for independence from Great Britain.
Approve the Articles of Confederation.
Demand that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution.
Approve the Constitution even without a Bill of Rights.
Which of the following best describes the action taken by Great Britain in direct response to the Boston Tea Party?
Repealing the Tea Act and ending the tax on tea.
Sending troops to Concord to seize militia weapons.
Passing the Coercive Acts and closing Boston ports.
Drafting the Olive Branch Petition to make peace.
Which of the following best explains why the phrase “no taxation without representation” was important to the colonists?
Colonists did not want to be part of a government in which they had no voice.
Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items.
Great Britain only taxed colonists to force them into war.
Great Britain would have ended the taxation if the colonists kept the peace.
Which of the following explains the view that motivated many of the Loyalists during the American Revolution?
Taxation without representation is tyranny.
The Navigation Acts are used to control and limit the colonists’ trading power.
People have rights that no government can take away.
American colonists are British subjects and therefore must obey the British government.
The ______________ was the final attempt by the Continental Congress to avoid war with Great Britain.
Olive Branch Petition
Intolerable Acts
Boycotting of goods
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?
July 4,1776
August 2, 1776
April 18, 1776
December 16, 1773
Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Paine
John Adams
According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?
The King
The People
The Pope
The President
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?
The King
Religion
The People
The President
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
to start the American Revolution
to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain
to instruct how a country wins it freedom
to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
Which of the following statements is true about what was included in the Declaration of Independence?
The Bill of Rights
A list of bad things that the King of England had done to the colonies
a list of the three branches of government
That the first president of the United States was George Washinton
A NEUTRALIST....
remains loyal to Britain and does not want independence
is anti-Britain and wants independence
is not sure which side to choose, and is undecided on independence
A PATRIOT....
remains loyal to Britain and does not want independence
is anti-Britain and wants independence
is not sure which side to choose, and is undecided on independence
A LOYALIST....
remains loyal to Britain and does not want independence
is anti-Britain and wants independence
is not sure which side to choose, and is undecided on independence
What are the three rights that Thomas Jefferson says all men are born with?
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
peace, love, harmony
life, love freedom of religion
voting, taxes, and having a job
Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly five inches long so King George III could see his name without his glasses?
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
