U.S. Revolution

What Country was the U.S. fighting against during the Revolutionary War?

• Russia

• England

• France

• Spain

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Americans wanted Independence from England (Great Britain) because the British were putting high taxes on the Americans and that the British were passing laws that took away Americans' rights.

• True

• False

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The Declaration of Independence was declaring that the U.S. is a country free from Great Britain or any other country.

• True

• False

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In the Declaration of Independence, what was listed as the inalienable rights of humankind?

• love, land, and tyranny

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• land, money, and glory

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On what Date of what Year did the Declaration of Independence go into effect?

• October 12, 1492

• July 4, 1776

• April 22, 1889

• Dec. 7, 1941

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What was added to the U.S. Constitution to guarantee rights of Americans?

• The Bill of Rights - the 1st 10 Amendments

• Jim Crow Laws

• A grandfather clause

• A literacy test

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The phrase "All Men are Created Equal" in the Declaration of Independence is perhaps the most memorable part of the Declaration of Independence. In civil rights legislation in recent years, it has been used to make possible equal right for all people in the U.S.

• True

• False

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There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution or the Bill of Rights that guarantees Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, or the right to own weapons.

• True

• False

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Pick the modern English translation for the following excerpt: “But Britain is the parent country, say some. Then the more shame upon her conduct. Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families…

• “Some people believe that the colonies have and will always benefit from Great Britain but I couldn’t disagree more with that statement

• “Maybe all along the only reason Great Britain cared for us was for HER benefit!”

• “Don’t call Great Britain our caretaker – they’ve been abusive to us!”

• “There is nothing positive that will come from staying connected to Great Britain.”

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“The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures.”  
-Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765  
Identify the main idea of the quotation above: 

• The colonial legislatures should be appointed by the English King with the consent of Parliament.
• Only the colonists’ elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes.
• The English King should have the right to tax the colonies.
• The colonists should oppose all taxation.

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