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11 Qs

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History

8th Grade

Hard

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Common Sense influence the Declaration of Independence?

by using most of the language and format of the Declaration

by persuading the Continental Congress to meet and discuss independence

by introducing many of the ideas the Declaration later expressed

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What idea from the Mayflower Compact influenced the Declaration of Independence?

Government should be for the common good, not just for a few people

Government should be open to both men and women.

Government should be elected every four years.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement describes the Enlightenment idea of a social contract as it influenced the Declaration of Independence?

A social contract controls the way businesses make money.

A social contract specifies how much people must pay in taxes.

A social contract decides the relationship between rulers and citizens

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The English Bill of Rights, which influenced the Declaration of Independence, established the idea that

the power of kings and queens was limited.

only the chosen leader should make laws.

a government should not hold free elections

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Virginia Declaration of Rights influence the Declaration of Independence?

It was published as a pamphlet and built support for the Declaration

It was the document Jefferson referred to when writing the Declaration of Independence.

It was the first document that was openly critical of the king.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Colonists felt the increased taxes in the 1760s and 1770s violated which document?

the Mayflower Compact

Common Sense

the English Bill of Rights

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Stamp Act of 1765 angered colonists because

the tax was so high it prevented people from buying paper.

they did not have representation in Parliament.

tax collectors were able to take people’s property.

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