Which statement is true about the Declaration of Independence?

It lists all the reasons the colonies separated from England

Which action best describes the boycott of the Tea Act?

Colonists wouldn't buy or use tea sent to the colonies.

What is the main purpose of this document written in 1776?

to declare independence from Britain

How did the colonists in Charleston protest the tea shipped to that port?

They locked the tea in a warehouse & wouldn't let it be sold

Of these four events, which occurred last?

the writing of the Declaration of Independence

The only government officials who can represent the colonists are the ones chosen by them?

"No Taxation without Representation"

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1
"No taxation without representation" was in response to which action by the British government?
the Townshend Acts
the Coercive Acts
The Tea Act
the Stamp Act
2
What would be the best title for this timeline?
Causes of the French and Indian War
Events Leading to the Bill of Rights
Events Leading to the Signing of the Constitution
Causes of the American Revolution
3
Which statement is true about the Declaration of Independence?
It makes George Washington the first president.
It outlaws slavery in the colonies.
It creates taxes for the colonists.
It lists all the reasons the colonies separated from England
4
Which action best describes the boycott of the Tea Act?
Colonists would not grow tea to sell to Britain.
Colonists taxed tea that was brought to the colonies
Colonists wouldn't buy or use tea sent to the colonies.
Colonists grew their own tea & refused to sell to Britain.
5
Who was named Commander of the newly formed Continental Army?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
6
What is the main purpose of this document written in 1776?
to urge Parliament to stop the Stamp Act
to encourage the colonies to free the slaves
to declare independence from Britain
to set up a government for the United States
7
What action by the British are the people in this illustration protesting?
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
8
Which 2 cities held "tea parties" as a way to protest the Tea Act passed by the British?
Philadelphia and Charleston
Boston and New York
New York and Philadelphia
Boston and Charleston
9
How did the colonists in Charleston protest the tea shipped to that port?
They sunk the ship carrying tea in the harbor.
They took it out in the streets of Charleston & burned it.
They locked the tea in a warehouse & wouldn't let it be sold
They boarded the ships & dumped the tea in the water.
10
Which acts closed the port of Boston & took away the right to self-government?
The Tea Act
The Townshend Acts
The Coercive Acts
The Stamp Act
11
Of these four events, which occurred last?
the writing of the Declaration of Independence
the passage of the Intolerable Acts
the passage of the Townsend Acts
the actions at the Boston Tea Party
12
What act passed by the British Parliament were they protesting?
The Coercive Acts
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Townshed Acts
13
Which type of items did the Stamp Act tax?
newspapers and legal documents
tea and coffee
rice and indigo
timber and metals
14
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
15
The only government officials who can represent the colonists are the ones chosen by them?
"No Taxation without Representation"
"Don't Tread on Me"
"Join or Die"
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"

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