Declaration of Independence - 7th Grade Civics - Ms. Diaz

The English legislature that would enforce various taxes on the colonists is called ...

• Congress

• Cabinet

• Legislature

• Parliament

What was the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?

• to complain about Parliament

• to explain to the King why the colonies were great

• to "break up" with England

• to establish the new United States government

After the Sugar Act, colonists would refuse to purchase British items that had been taxed.

What vocabulary word means refusal to purchase goods or services?

• Tax

• Boycott

• Natural Rights

• No Taxation without Representation

What is the name of the governing body that makes the laws?

• executive

• legislature

• judiciary

• tyranny

Which event happened first on the road to the Declaration of Independence?

• The Declaration of Independence is signed

• The Intolerable Acts are passed

• The First Continental Congress is formed

• The Battle of Lexington & Concord

In the Declaration of Natural Rights in the Declaration of Independence, you will find this phrase ...

• Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness

• Life, Liberty, and Love

• Happiness, Love, and Life

• Liberty, Freedom, and Life

Which event was a response by the colonists to the Tea Act?

• Boston Massacre

• 2nd Continental Congress

• Boston Tea Party

• Constitutional Convention

Define Taxation without Representation.

• The idea that is it unfair to tax someone without giving them a voice in government

• Basic rights of the people that may not be taken away

• The refusal to purchase certain goods or services

• Money collected by a government for specific facilities or services

All of the options below are parts of the Declaration of Independence except?

• List of Grievances

• Resolution of Independence

• Declaration of Natural Rights

• Articles of The Constitution

This is the part of the Declaration of Independence where the colonists listed all their complaints about the English Government like housing British troops.

• The Preamble

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of Natural Rights

• The List of Grievances