Week 5 Self-Check Am Lit I

 Which idea was struck from Thomas Jefferson’s original draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• separation of powers

• freedom of religion

• freedom of speech

• censuring G.B.'s participation in slavery

Jefferson was all of the following except

• VP of the US

• Secretary of State

• Minister to Germany

• Governor of Virginia

Which is NOT a reason Jefferson sites for the colonies wanting freedom from Great Britain?

• No representation in the government

• Enslaving Native Americans

• Being forced to quarter the British military

• The lack of justice in Great Britain's law system

Phyllis Wheatley was born in

Wheatley spent her entire life as a slave.

• True

• False

Wheatley supported the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

Wheatley first became famous for her poem about the death of George Washington.

• True

• False