US History Q2 Review

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

• From the King
• From the Supreme Court
• From God
• From the people

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?

• “The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
• “The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What was the Declaration of Independence all about?

• For America and Britain to become allies
• For Britain to become part of Germany
• To proclaim that America's 13 Colonies were no longer part of the British Empire
• For America to take over Britain

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

• detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
• listed a man's natural rights.
• introduced the Declaration.
• concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress

• Parliament

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalists

Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonist to fight for independence from Britain?

• The Crisis
• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence
• Unalienable Rights

What group of women protested British goods by peacefully weaving cloth?

• Sons of Liberty
• Daughters of Liberty
• National Women's party
• The Boston Tea Party

"No taxation without representation" means?

• Colonists shouldn't be taxed if they had no one representing them in Parliament
• The representative can tax me
• Seize weapons right away
• None of the above

People who wanted to fight England for their freedom were called...

• Patriots
• Loyalists