Chapter 6: Declaration of Independence (Common)

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Patrick Henry gave a famous speech that ended with the words "give me liberty, or give me death!" With which group did he identify himself?

• Patriots
• Loyalists
• British citizens
• members of Parliament

The Continental army was composed of

• only troops from the New England colonies.
• troops from throughout Great Britain.
• troops from all the colonies.
• only troops from Virginia and Massachusetts.

What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?

• It instilled fear of war in the colonists.
• It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.
• It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.
• It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

• to persuade British troops to leave Boston
• to encourage colonists to join the army
• to convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
• to ask King George to make peace with the colonies

According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from

• God.
• the king.
• Parliament.
• the governed.

Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?

• He was not born in Great Britain.
• He denied the colonists their rights.
• He was not elected by Parliament.
• He lived far away from the colonies.

At the Second Continental Congress, the decision was made to

• form an army.
• establish colonists' natural rights.
• declare war on Great Britain.
• demand a repeal of the Tea Act.

To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

• an act of loyalty.
• an act of treason.
• an act of bravery.
• an act of insanity.