Unit 4 study guide

What did the English believe had legal authority over the colonies?

• Parliament

• Local Assemblies

• Representatives

• None

What did the colonies believe had legal authority?

• Local Assemblies

• Parliament

• British King

• None

Parliament believed they had the right to _______ the colonies

• People

• Power

• Money

• Tax

The colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no ____________ in Parliament

• Friends

• Peace

• Representation

• People

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George

  Washington

• James Lafayette

The Declaration of Independence give the authority to govern to the _______ and not to ____________.

• People,

  Kings

• Kings and People

• Presidents,

  citizens

• None

All people are created _______

• simple

• Equal

• Special

• Different

.  All people are given the rights to ________, ________, and the pursuit of ______________.

• Life, Live, Peace

• Liberty, freedom , Justice

• Life

  Liberty

  Happiness

• Life, Party, Enjoyment

People who fought in the Continental Army for Virginia were called

 

• Citizens

• Neutral

• Loyalist

• Patriots

People who remained loyal to England were known as

• None

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• None