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1
Each colony had its own indepenedent government. For example, VA was governed by the ....?
Parliament
House of Burgess
U.S. Congress
The Supreme Council
2
How are men created?
men are created to serve their country
Men are created without rights
Men are created healthy
Men are created equal
3
Which is NOT part of the Declaration of Independence?
Colonies declare Independence
Colonists ask for forgiveness
Wrongs done by king
Purpose of government is to protect basic rights
4
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence
John Dickenson
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Thomas Paine
5
What does "Pursuit of Happiness" mean
Someone is chasing a horse named happiness
Seek out and achieve well being and contenment
Seek out depression and doubt
Absolutely nothing
6
Laws passed to punish citizens of Boston
Lexington & Concord
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Act
7
Which colony chose not to vote to approve the declaration?
Rode Island
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
8
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1775
July 4, 1776
July 5, 1776
July 4, 1492
9
Quakers didn't believe in war so most of them were _____________.
Neutrals
Loyalists
Patriots
10
Which act of Parliament placed a tax on on glass, lead, paper, & tea?
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
2nd Continental Congress
Townshend Acts
11
Secure means
Not to be given up
Search
Keep safe
Established
12
Who was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
13
What rights do the people have if a government denies our unalienable rights?
Right to alter or abolish their government
Move to a different country
Ask the government to change
Elect a new king
14
Which is NOT an unalienable rights?
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Pursuit of riches
15
The Quaker colony is known as
Massachusetts
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
16
John Adams was a representative for which state at the 2nd Continental Congress?
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
17
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
set up a trade agreement with Britain.
break ties with Britain and explain why.
revise tax laws applying to the colonists.
make peace with the Native Americans.
18
Quakers supported equality, nonviolence, and religious tolerance.
True
False
19
Benjamin Franklin was the youngest and Edward Rutledge was the oldest person to sign the declaration of independence
True
False
20
Why was the Boston Massacre important?
Britain wanted peanut brittle
The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain
So boston can be recongnised
For stories
21
What was important about the Virginia House of Burgess?
It was the first jail to contain over 300 prisoners
It was the first legislature elected by the people.
It was the first court in the new world.
It was the first government in the new world.
22
Endowed means
Made
Given
Clear
God
23
What was the cause of the Boston Massacre?
Everyone was only allowed to eat vanilla ice cream
Colonists were mad about the Quartering Act
The king of England died
England was going to ban tea from everywhere
24
What are unalienable rights?
Rights given to man by the Magna Carta
Rights that King George III had given the colonists
Rights man is born with & cannot be taken away
Rights given to man by their government
25
why did boston massacre happen?
people were protesting and a mob of patriots fired at them
they had no reason,they just did it for fun
it happened because the king was trying to prove a point
Tensions began to grow, and in Boston in February 1770 a patriot mob attack
26
Define Abstain
Not to do something; refrain
Easy to converse with; friendly
Demanding perfection; strict
To create without any forethought or preparation
27
Benjamin Franklin believed in speaking his mind.
False
True
28
How does man secure (protect) our unalienable rights?
Boycott goods
Declare Independence
Create governments
Fight wars
29
Who has given man these unalienable rights?
Thomas Jefferson
Man's Creator
Thomas Paine
Any government
30
Who signed his name the largest on the Declaration?
Sherman
Hancock
Witherspoon
Sam Adams
31
The Magna Carta & English Bill of Rights were designed to...
Limit the power of the monarch
provide religious protection
give the right to vote
accept the theory of divine right
32
Self-evident means
All of the above
Obscure
Plain to see
Biblical Secret
33
Where is the Declaration of Independence kept today?
White House
Library of Congress
Smithsonian
National Archives
34
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Document that removed France from North America
Document written by Thomas Paine
Document stating the colonists were a free & independent
Document people used to free themselves
35
The Revolution started before all 13 colonies decided to seperate from England
True
False
36
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
37
Who was not on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
38
What did the Pamphlet Common Sense encourage Americans to do?
Make peace with England
Declare Independence from England
Follow England's laws
Support the war against France
39
What are the First Three word of the Declaration of Independence?
We the people...
I have the...
When, in the
40
Who was the author of Common Sense?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Ben Franklin
George Washington
41
What is the event of British soldiers killing 5 Boston colonists called ?
Boston Massacre
Lexington & Concord
Intolerable Act
Boston Tea Party
42
Who gives the government their authority and power?
A King
The People
Legislature
The Creator of man
43
John Adams was well liked by all members of the Continental Congress
True
False
44
Which of these men was not among those appointed to draft the declaration?
George Washington
John Adams
Roger Sherman
Benjamin Franklin
45
Boston-based rebels led by Sam Adams, tarred and feathered tax collectors
Sons of Liberty
Minutemen
Regulators
Sons of Anarchy
46
Where did the Revolutionary War begin?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Lexington & Concord
Intolerable Act
47
When was the Declaration of Independence accepted and approved by the 2nd Continental Congress?
July 4, 1607
July 4, 2016
July 4, 1776
July 4, 1773
48
Unalienable means
Established
Not to be given up or taken away
Search
Keep safe
49
The ideas of ? influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Paine
Jonathan Edwards
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
50
How did the Boston Colonists protest the Tea Tax?
The Boston Tea Party
Drank coffee instead
The Boston Massacre
Staging a Hunger Strike
51
The writer of the Declaration of Independence was:
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
52
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
September 1st, 1776
July 2nd, 1776
August 2nd, 1776
July 4th, 1776
53
Why did John Dickinson not sign the declaration?
He wanted to stay with England
He didn't think it was time for independence yet
He didn't feel like it
54
In the miniseries John Adams, who nominated George Washington as the leader of the Continental Army
Rutledge
Adams
Hancock
Dickinson
55
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Roger Sherman
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
56
What started the Boston Massacre?
Nobody knows exactly
a snowball hit a redcoat not on purpose.
The colonists attacked the redcoats!
The redcoats just randomly shot them!
57
What country was created as a result of the Declaration of Independence?
England
New England
Spain
Unites States
58
Who said "We must all hang together or we will hang seperatly."
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
King Henry
John Hancock
59
Which major war caused the debt of the colonies, beginning in tax increases in the colonies?
French and Indian War
War of 1812
Revolutionary War
Seven Years' War
60
Which tax was placed on printed materials
Stamp Act
2nd Continental Congress
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
