Declaration of Independence

Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?

• Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• United States Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

What does “taxation without representation” mean?

• taxing someone who does not live in the country

• not taxing a certain group of people

• taxing someone without giving them a voice in government

• taxing everyone the same amount

Which 1770 event that resulted in the deaths of 5 colonists was used to ignite anger towards the British government?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• First Continental Congress

What is one of the grievances discussed in the Declaration of Independence?

• depriving of trial by jury

• decreasing taxes on colonists

• favoring certain colonies over another colony

• colonists suffering cruel and unusual punishment

What is the purpose of listing complaints against the king?

• to justify the need for independence

• to demonstrate the needs for a new king

• to persuade the king to fix these problems

• to prove that colonists needed a role in the British government

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

Which would this be an argument against?

• Forcing the colonists into the British Army

• Forcing the colonists into a war with France

• Forcing the colonists to house and feed troops

• Forcing the colonists to pay a tax on paper

How many grievances are in the Declaration of Independence?

• 3

• 4

• 13

• 27

How did Locke’s ideas of Natural Rights affect the colonists’ decision to break away from Great Britain?

• by convincing the colonists that they had too many rights.

• by leading the colonists to debate selecting a new monarch.

• by informing the colonists that the king should have more rights.

• by making the colonists aware that the King was denying them of their rights.

Who was the leader of the Second Continental Congress

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• John Hancock

• John Locke

What holiday do we celebrate as a result of the Declaration of Independence?

• Labor Day

• Fourth of July

• Memorial Day

• Presidents Day