WorksheetsFAC #3 Road to Revolution
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
All of the following are an accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress EXCEPT:
a)
Formation of the Continental Army
b)
Sent the Olive Branch Petition
c)
Selected a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence
d)
Elected George Washington as the President of the United States
e)
Choose George Washington as commander of the Continental Army
2.
Who would have said, "no taxation without representation"?
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
King Of England
d)
Tax Collector
3.
The pamphlet Common Sense was important because it ______________.
a)
encouraged the colonists to stand up to the British troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
helped to coordinate the colonists’ boycott of British products
c)
convinced many colonists that the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain
d)
inspired the Continental Army to invade Canada and attack Quebec City
4.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To declare war against Great Britain
b)
To declare independence from Great Britain
c)
To declare the colonists unity with Great Britain
d)
To declare peace with Great Britain
5.
Which words from the Declaration of Independence below, express the concept of the social contract?
a)
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”
b)
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
c)
“That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”
d)
“That among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
6.
Each of the following is a central idea of the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:
a)
The colonies have the right to break away from Great Britain
b)
Monarchy is the only acceptable form of government
c)
King George III has violated the colonists’ rights by taxing them without their consent
d)
All people possess unalienable rights, including the rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
7.
Which Enlightenment Philosopher heavily influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Voltaire
c)
John Locke
d)
Beccaria
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