2.2 - Independence

There were many acts the Crown/Parliament passed that angered the colonists. Which act was passed in 1773 and manipulated the tax on tea to favor the East India Company, giving them a monopoly and undercutting local merchants.

• Writs of Assistance

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

This was one of the earliest attempts of colonial unity. It was started in 1643 by the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New Haven, and Connecticut settlements for defense against Native Americans. This was later dissolved in 1684.

• New England Confederation

• Albany Plan of Union

• Continental Congress

• Stap Act Congress

This colonial unity plan was offered by Benjamin Franklin and proposed the creation of an annual congress of delegates from each of the 13 colonies and the body would have the power to raise military and naval forces, regulate trade, and more. It was turned down by the crown and some of the colonies themselves.

• New England Confederation

• Albany Plan of Union

• Stamp Act Congress

• Constitutional Congress

Due to the harsh tax and trade policies from the British, many colonists were angered by the idea of "taxation without representation" and nine colonies met at this meeting to discuss the issue. They prepared a strong protest, called the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.

• New England Confederation

• Albany Plan of Union

• Stamp Act Congress

• Continental Congress

In 1774, after Parliament passed more laws, known as the Intolerable Acts in America, many colonists called for a meeting. Each colony, except Georgia, sent delegates to the meeting, including Roger Sherman, John Hay, George Washington, John Adams, James Wilson, and more to meet about the situation and debate plans for action. They sent a Declaration of Rights to the king protesting his actions.

• New England Confederation

• Albany Plan of Union

• Stamp Act Congress

• First Continental Congress

Which of the delegates to the Continental Congress was elected president of the Congress?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, drew heavily from which Enlightenment thinker/philosopher who believed in the natural rights of men and the social contract theory?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Adam Smith

• William Blackstone

What, by force of circumstance, became the nation's first national government got five years, from the adoption of the DOI to the implementation of the Articles of Confederation?

• The First Continental Congress

• The Second Continental Congress

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

The Declaration of Independence was a radical document full of revolutionary ideas. Which of the following was NOT one of those ideas?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited government

• Checks and Balances

• Unalienable rights of the people/humans

As the Revolution began. the colonies were asked to develop state constitutions. While they were all different, they all had common features. Which of the following was NOT one of the common features?

• Progressive economic policies

• Popular sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Civil Rights and Liberties