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1.6BOI- 1.6C Key People of the American Revolution
1.6BOI- 1.6C Key People of the American Revolution
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1.6B Key philosophies of the DOI were based on ideas first expressed by?
Sons of Liberty like Samuel Adams
commanding officers like George Washington
state legislators like Thomas Jefferson
European philosophers like John Locke
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1.6C Which key person was the British king during the Revolutionary era?
King Charles II
King James II
King George III
King Henry VIII
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1.6B According to the DOI, when do people have a right & a duty to change the gov.t ?
when the government gives citizens its power
when the gov.t violates their rights
all of the above
when the gov.t protects their rights
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution wrote poems & plays supporting independence & gained their freedom from slavery?
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Paul Revere
Phillis Wheatley
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1.6C Who was a prominent member of the Continental Congress, helped frame the DOI & gained French support?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
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1.6B Which of the following is a key philosophy of the Declaration of Independence?
Government derives its power from the executive branch.
Government derives its power from Congress.
Government derives its power from the judicial branch.
Government derives its power from the people.
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution was a Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival?
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
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1.6C Which person worked with the French king to send troops, ships, & funds & helped defeat the British at Yorktown?
the Marquis de Lafayette
Lord Cornwallis
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Thomas Paine
George Washington
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution was a French nobleman who served in the Continental Army?
John Adams
The Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution promoted the cause of independence?
John Locke
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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1.6B Which of the following is a key philosophy of the Declaration of Independence?
People establish government to protect our wealth.
People establish government to protect our rights.
People establish government to protect our property.
People establish government to protect our military.
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution was commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Lord Cornwallis
the Marquis de Lafayette
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1.6B Which of the following is NOT considered an unalienable right?
to say whatever you want
life
pursuit of happiness
liberty
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, promoting American independence?
John Adams
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution was an outspoken member of the House of Burgesses?
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown?
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Clinton
Lord Wolfe
Lord North
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1.6C Which key person of the Revolution inspired colonial patriotism with his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
Patrick Henry